Example sentences of "should not have [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not , however , possible to complain about whether such and such a point should or should not have been awarded . |
| 2 | ‘ Well — if he hated the massacre , he should not have been at the battle . ’ |
| 3 | Bankside Power Station should not have been built . |
| 4 | But Shilton should not have been allowed to make his crucial save . |
| 5 | There was no more objective reason why firearms should not have been used in burglaries and bank hold-ups thirty or sixty years ago than today ; but it ‘ was n't done ’ — until it was discovered that it was done , that you could do it . |
| 6 | I had been greatly amused , although I think I should not have been . |
| 7 | The BBC 's solicitor , Mr Sean McTernan , said they accepted that the allegations were false and should not have been broadcast . |
| 8 | To say nothing of the fact that ‘ charity ’ should not have been invoked in this issue , the fact was that the excruciating passion levels broke all records on this outing , bust all guts . |
| 9 | Smiling to himself , he looked idly across the road and saw Francesca , who should not have been back till Thursday . |
| 10 | Not only is AT&T probably paying too much , it should not have been trying to buy the firm in the first place . |
| 11 | A target of 128 should not have been beyond England , but four wickets went down for 15 and it was left to Gower and Botham to make a game of it . |
| 12 | Had not the echo of my prayer been upon me still , I should not have been ready . |
| 13 | The sight of Eleanor Thorne had been disturbing , unreal , something that should not have been allowed to happen . |
| 14 | He said a letter sent to competitors informing them of the restriction and threatening possible exclusion of wheelchairs from future London marathons if the rule was not adhered to should not have been sent . |
| 15 | Sheriff Risk rejected suggestions that the Sikorsky should not have been landing on a restricted helideck . |
| 16 | Rights such as these should not have been denied to the public . |
| 17 | The whole of tonight 's entertainment looked to me unreal , something like a banqueting scene of an opera , and I should not have been surprised to find the capon under my knife to consist of cardboard and my ‘ goblet of sparkling wine ’ full of emptiness with a rim of cotton wool to represent the foam of the champagne that was not there . |
| 18 | His unhappiness should not have been any great surprise , as St John 's was known as a high Anglican school , elitist and exclusive . |
| 19 | This caution is reinforced by a second reason , which in practical terms may be of paramount importance , the fear of being the object of a legal action at the suit of parents , guardians , or relatives , who might allege that the patient was neglected , and would urge that the patient 's refusal should not have been relied upon . |
| 20 | The anxiety is often more to do with getting rid of people who have exhausted their gifts , lost their way or , not unheard-of , should not have been appointed in the first place . |
| 21 | These time limits are extremely important , because if the planning permission lapses there is no certainty that it will be re-granted , and going to appeal may well not help if the Secretary of State believes that the original consent should not have been granted . |
| 22 | ( Automation , computer systems , and so on , should not have been introduced to reduce the number of staff but to free qualified staff to work directly with the library users . ) |
| 23 | When I asked what her name was , I should not have been surprised when she replied clearly : ‘ My name is Lydia . ’ |
| 24 | As an adult she was able to see how wrong it was and she knew that they were indulging in something they should not have been doing — although in her childish innocence she had not been aware that it was anything more than an extension of the love and affection she felt for other members of her family . |
| 25 | A court official admitted : ‘ The records should not have been made public and it is understandable people get upset . ’ |
| 26 | The bill should not have been sent and it is extremely regrettable , ’ said a trust spokesman . |
| 27 | ‘ Neville should not have been outside his area but his reaction was instinctive , not pre-meditated . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It was an absolutely ridiculous decision , ’ said Kelly , who has maintained all along that there should not have been a re-match . |
| 29 | It should not have been a surprise that companies sought to use that range of permissible techniques to present their results in the best light . |
| 30 | Perhaps Mr Smith 's book and the reaction to it imply that accounts should not have been like this : that it should be possible to take them as a straightforward objective statement of performance . |