Example sentences of "[pron] should not be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Sweden , it is claimed that nearly 10,000 lakes have such high concentrations of mercury that any fish caught in them should not be eaten . |
| 2 | The fact that ECGD may have instructed them should not be taken as an endorsement of their expertise , official or otherwise . |
| 3 | G. R.Shepherd , the Labour National Agent , wrote to local Labour Parties in March 1939 , warning them against close liaison with the Club : Since groups of the Left Book Club are not entitled to affiliation with constituency parties , joint political activities with them should not be entered into , especially when these are in the direction of a so-called " Popular Front " with any other political party . |
| 4 | It took me a long time to accept the fact that now I should not be killed — that I should be one of the survivors . |
| 5 | Edward , tired of the rules , encouraged by something in her voice , replied : ‘ If I were a gentleman , I should not be telephoning . |
| 6 | I should not be pressuring her in this way . |
| 7 | I should not be thrown around like luggage ! ’ |
| 8 | I should not be doing this . |
| 9 | According to court papers passed to the New York Post , Mr Boesky argued : ‘ I should not be forced … to incur further debt while [ Seema ] redecorates the marital estate and her penthouse apartment … and has personal expenses of almost $42,000 a month . ’ |
| 10 | All my life , he wrote , I have been preparing myself for this moment , but if I have prepared myself correctly then it is so that when the moment came I should not be encumbered with the sensation of having waited for it all my life , for such a sensation , wrote Harsnet , is too heavy a burden for anyone to carry . |
| 11 | He made me give him Celia 's address , and he wrote to her and said I should not be working and living alone at my age . |
| 12 | The hard hyphen is used in words or figures which should not be separated by a line-ending even though they contain hyphens : a name like Templeton-Brown , for instance ; or 1939–45 or -5 degrees C. |
| 13 | Shock and indignation jostle for position in the following quote from a speech of the president of the Royal Society , delivered in 1978 : ‘ Ominously , voices have been raised claiming that limits should be set to scientific inquiry — that there are questions which should not be asked and research which should not be undertaken . ’ |
| 14 | It is submitted that the views of Browne LJ in Littlewoods case are to be preferred and that the approach of the majority is an extreme example of the object and intent approach which should not be followed . |
| 15 | ‘ In a matter such as this , the reasoning which led them to their opinion is a vital piece of information which should not be withheld from the House of Commons . |
| 16 | I promised that his further education would be no burden to them , and that after the war , I would see to it that he received a free college education , which should not be denied him , but all I got was ‘ You take ‘ im , Mr Burton , you take ‘ im . ’ |
| 17 | There is a series of delicate cabinet miniatures by Norbert Grund at the end of the gallery which should not be missed . |
| 18 | However , despite my indignation about the ignorant handling of the ceramics section , I came away excited and deeply impressed by this show which should not be missed by anyone interested in modern art . |
| 19 | I shall play no further part in this debate which should not be taking place . |
| 20 | Members of the public expressed some dismay that the new lighting would be yellow , pointing out that the white light gives a character and atmosphere to this conservation area which should not be altered . |
| 21 | It is notable , however , that many of those who form the audience for these books have continued to regard generic he as ‘ just a rule of grammar ’ which should not be altered to suit the transient whims of feminists , though they may feel under some pressure from certain quarters to use nonsexist forms in their writing . |
| 22 | He believed also that the monastic community at Canterbury with a primatial archbishop at its head was the source of order throughout the whole huge area of the archbishop 's primatial authority ; he thought too that this was part of an unchanging order of things , which should not be made the subject of political bargaining either with the pope or the king . |
| 23 | These accounts derive from diverse current perspectives which should not be conflated — psychoanalysis , philosophy , and what might be called the metaphysical vision of the cultural critic and creative writer . |
| 24 | Shock and indignation jostle for position in the following quote from a speech of the president of the Royal Society , delivered in 1978 : ‘ Ominously , voices have been raised claiming that limits should be set to scientific inquiry — that there are questions which should not be asked and research which should not be undertaken . ’ |
| 25 | This viewed criminal behaviour not as freely willed action but ( either metaphorically or literally ) as a symptom of some kind of mental illness which should not be punished but ‘ treated ’ like an illness . |
| 26 | This competence is a huge resource which should not be ignored but made explicit . |
| 27 | Although the visitor 's position is anomalous , it provides a valuable machinery for resolving internal disputes which should not be lost . |
| 28 | One of the key arguments in defending its position on the school timetable must be the 1988 Education Reform Act itself which should not be lost sight of among the more immediate problems of implementation . |
| 29 | Supplier : South London Electrical Equipment Ltd ) which should not be housed in the same room as the microscopes and incubators . |
| 30 | Some people have an element of spirituality within the emotional aspects of life which should not be forgotten , but which is easily overlooked in a secular society . |