Example sentences of "[noun sg] should not be lost " in BNC.

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1 Still , even after thousands of years hope should not be lost : nor relied on .
2 ‘ I am determined that this exciting opportunity should not be lost , ’ he said .
3 This positive facilitating function should not be lost sight of in our study of the negative controlling function .
4 As the date of abolition ( April 1986 ) drew nearer , activists in London were determined that the momentum should not be lost in this area of local government work .
5 Oliver is right , however , to insist that the crucial issue of the unpaid carer should not be lost in more general comment and it is upon this we concentrate here .
6 Sight should not be lost of the calls for a separate small claims court ( see below ) and care must be taken in considering the use to which the procedure is put by the private citizen , as distinct from businesses and other organisations .
7 As in the counties , the effective manager of a political interest in a burgh would distribute favours in an effort to create feelings of obligation , and if management in the towns could take a much cruder form than would be commonly acceptable among the freeholders , that similarity should not be lost sight of , for as Mrs. Mary Campbell suggested , if such small favours were given , ‘ in greatetud they should serve those who get favours done them ’ .
8 Clark 's Yard is soon to be put on the market for redevelopment and archaeologists are anxious that potential vital pieces of history should not be lost forever .
9 Children like to make models or collage pictures of their home , and the enjoyment of the activity should not be lost to our concern for form and detail .
10 ‘ All right , ’ Ludovico cried , determined that the atmosphere should not be lost , ‘ now I tell true .
11 The ambiguity of layman 's oral language should not be lost in specialised technical language .
12 The significance of this dispute should not be lost .
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