SHOULD in a Sentence

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 Meanings and Examples of SHOULD
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should
 v.  past tense of SHALL
Classic Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
1  If I should be engaged, I will at least make notes.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 4
2  In that hour I should die and at once satisfy and extinguish his malice.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 20
3  If he were vanquished, I should be a free man.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 22
4  Deprived of this respite, I should have sunk under my hardships.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
5  I recollected my threat and resolved that it should be accomplished.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
6  It's better that the shock should all come at once.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
7  Such a mad act as that man did should make us all think.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 9
8  So learned a man as you speak of should have learned this too in his books.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In III. THE RECOGNITION
9  Hester would not set him free, lest he should look her sternly in the face.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XVII. THE PASTOR AND HIS PARISHIONER
10  He could hardly suppose I should neglect them.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 2
11  If I were you, whatever I did should be done at my own discretion entirely.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 2
12  I value not her censure any more than I should do her commendation.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 13
13  We accordingly rested on a seat until they should return.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
14  My dear," said he to his lady, "it is very provoking that we should be so few.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 20
15  If he had but my picture, he says he should be easy.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 22
Example Sentence: (202 in 14 pages)
16  Perhaps you should adopt a more conciliatory approach.
17  Libertarians argue that nothing should be censored.
18  You should read this article at some stage.
19  Dirty linen should be washed at home.
20  A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.
21  Cats should always have access to fresh, clean water.
22  According to the map we should turn left.
23  We should do our utmost to achieve our goal in life.
24  The new tax laws should act as a stimulus to exports.
25  You should make your bed by yourself.
26  I should treat my family better.
27  You should treat others kindly.
28  He should be allowed the occasional treat.
29  You should treat him fairly.
30  We should treat animals kindly.