How to use "should" in a sentence

It's not difficult and I should be able to finish in about eighteen hours

I should reach my truck by late afternoon

The good news is that I should be able to climb over many of them

'I think you should call the Aspen police.'

It is I who should be angry with you."

There is some difference of opinion whether this clause should be enforced by national or by State authority; but surely that difference is not a very material one

And should anyone in any case be content that his oath shall go un kept on a merely unsubstantial controversy as to HOW it shall be kept?

It was further matured, and the faith of all the then thirteen States expressly plighted and engaged that it should be perpetual, by the Articles of Confederation in 1778

If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any clearly written Constitutional right, it might, in a moral point of view, justify revolution - certainly would if such a right were a vital one

While I make no recommendation of amendments, I fully recognize the rightful authority of the people over the whole subject, to be exercised in either of the modes prescribed in the instrument itself; and I should, under existing circumstances, favor rather than oppose a fair opportunity being afforded the people to act upon it

Why should there not be a patient confidence in the ultimate justice of the people? Is there any better or equal hope in the world? In our present differences is either party without faith of being in the right? If the Almighty Ruler of Nations, with his eternal truth and justice, be on your side of the North, or on yours of the South, that truth and that justice will surely prevail, by the judgment of this great tribunal, the American people.

Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict might cease with, or even before, the conflict itself should cease

It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of other men's faces; but let us judge not that we be not judged

I should have given it away a long time ago.'

You should arrest him, not her.'

'You should get out more

'Why should I? I've never seen her'

What should he do?

'But neither should you fear me.'

There was no reason, he thought, why they should not continue to live happily together in England

'Where should I take the reply?'

"Good Lord, you should leave now before the police get here, and maybe you can still escape," he laughs again, "but I doubt it."

"I think you should tell me everything," he says, and he can see clearly now the guilt that fills her deep-green eyes

Maybe he should look inside, he thinks, just to make sure.

"Well, maybe not pirates, but you should still be careful

You know you should call the police, but you need to do something more, something quick.

My son, you should let me take you to the guards."

And maybe he should not

Only, Fletcher said something about Miss White: something no gentleman should say

Father and son: the way it should be.

And don't forget there are two shots and that I should empty the gun before I give it back to you."

And for a while they walk, and he is happy about how carefully Junior holds the gun and how he listens and does exactly what he should

There is a snap from behind the trees, and Owen thinks that maybe he should put his gun down, in a bush, nice and carefully like he told Junior to do

And he thinks that maybe next time they should just go to the cinema instead

Or it should be.

It is seven thirty-six: her train should be here in two minutes.

"You should put some water on your face

"And you're the one with doubts about it, so you should decide

"Tell me what else I should do."

"You should know better than anyone that jobs in this city don't last

"Sala, I don't think you should see her anymore

She should just go home..

You should seriously think about joining me."

He shouldn't be enjoying it that much, should he?"

I should think so..." said Tian

"Cham is having such a good time that we've decided I should do Pod Life, too."

'I should not have brought you up here

By tomorrow evening, I should be on the train

I should not be able to speak to him at all

'I should be downstairs now.'

'The door should be locked,' Maxim said

'Why should I run after the damned dog?' Maxim said, not looking at me.

'We should have stayed in Italy,' Maxim said

'I think you should come out,' I said

I wondered what I should do all day

'Perhaps someone should phone that number

'I think de Winter should see him and explain.'

We did not know what we should find at the end of the journey.

Time should have put even more distance between her and the anguish, but instead the passing days were bringing her around full circle in her grief

At first, it had seemed terribly wrong that such a wonderful opportunity should come her way before she'd even had time to mourn her boy, as if the Fates were so shallow and insensitive as to think that they could balance the scales and offset Danny's death merely by presenting her with a chance at her dream job

He had seen Tina's work in some lounges around town, and he had surprised her when he'd offered her the chance to co-produce Magyck! At first, she hadn't been sure if she should take the job

He says I'd just make the performers nervous and cause the technicians to look over their shoulders for the boss when they should have their eyes on their work."

"Where should I meet you?"

Why should I be embarrassed?"

I knew what you wanted to say, but I should have let you say it at your own speed

I should've shut up and let you get around to it first

Yet the taunting words on the chalkboard and the destruction in the bedroom seemed to be the work of someone who felt that she should be held accountable for the accident

The remainder of the list was as it should be.

She hesitated, fingers on the keyboard, not certain if she should proceed

"He says I never should have let him go with Jaborski

"Then you should see me cook."

"I should go home and freshen up," she said.

Amazing that it should be so familiar

Tina realized that she had been wrong to think that celibacy should be a part of her period of mourning

Why in the hell should Kennebeck care whether or not Danny's grave is reopened? Why should you care? Who the hell are you people?"

They wanted to gain his cooperation without violence because they were reluctant to mark him; their intention was that his death should appear to be an accident or a suicide

She said, "Maybe we should go back to your place

If this Vince is still there, we should use those drugs on him

We should be able to talk without being overheard

We might eventually have to talk to him, but first we should pay a visit to the mortician who handled the body

"But if he can send dreams to you," Elliot said, "why wouldn't he simply transmit a neat, clear message telling you what's happened to him and where he is? Wouldn't that get him the help he wants a lot faster? Why would he be so unclear and indirect? He should send a concise mental message, psychic E-mail from the Twilight Zone, make it a lot easier for you to understand."

And usually there's no good reason why he should be

"Can't you see that? You should use your people more judiciously

What you should be doing-"

"He should have built a double blind to protect himself."

"I don't even think we should put a tail on them as soon as they get there," Alexander said

"You really think we should confront Bellicosti at this hour?" she asked.

"We should almost be there," Tina said.

"You should be glad you killed that bastard," she said softly, squeezing his hand.

I also feel he's going to help us get into the place, and I don't see any reason why I should strike out on that one."

"If Morgan wants to take it easy," Alexander said, "then he should be flying one of the aerial rides at Disneyland."

But once he's out of here, he should put weight on fast

There doesn't appear to be anything life-threatening about the parietal spot, but you sure should keep a watch on it."

"When you leave," Dombey said, "you should take some files on Danny's case

Your surgeon cuts off your left foot when it was your gangrenous right foot he should have amputated

And I'm very much afraid we shall never understand, unless perhaps your sister-in-law should..

I cried softly, imagining some horrible re-arrangement of Andre's face - perhaps his eyes where his ears should be, or his mouth at the back of his neck

But the eyes! Where the eyes should have been, there were two brown shapes the size of saucers

'You mean I should wear black? I won't bother

He was called out to a patient, but he should be back by now

'Well, I shall never forget his face when I met him outside my gate, or the way he said, "Oh, you'll see Protheroe all right!" That should have made me suspect what had just happened.' Haydock stared at me

'And why should I believe you?' said Slack

But I think we should see Redding first.'

'Why should I?' asked Slack.

I told him he should be in bed but he said that he was perfectly well

I am in a very strange position, Mr Clement, and I want to ask your advice about what I should do next

'And I think the Inspector should be told about it.'

I feel you should be the first to know about it

But I have heard of something that I think they should know about.'

'Why should it?'

'The police aren't sure.' I then told him that I was worried about my curate, Hawes, and that I was anxious that he should get away for a rest.

Your servant should water this plant every day

'I think you should read this,' I said, and gave her Protheroe's unfinished letter

And then she told me that I should have trusted her.

At the time it did not seem to me so urgent that he should leave his home.

At that time there was a strong feeling on the streets that the government should be blamed because they had not destroyed the Martians already.

The younger woman suggested that they should move on and catch a train at St Albans

He suggested that they should drive across Essex to the sea at Harwich, and from there get right out of the country.

This idea seems horrible to us, but at the same time I think we should remember how disgusting our meat-eating habits would seem to an intelligent rabbit.

We should be prepared

It should be possible to find the position of the gun from which the shots came, to watch this part of the planet carefully and be ready.

'I beg your pardon,' said the man, 'I should have knocked, but I am very upset, and I need help.'

'If you want to preserve your incognito,' said Holmes smiling, 'then you should not write your name on the inside of your hat, or else you should turn the inside of your hat away from the person whom you are addressing.'

'I should also mention that her husband left her a large amount of money

'There is one more thing I should tell you

'"Jack," she said, "when you took my money you said that if I ever wanted some, I should just ask you."

It may have nothing to do with what happened afterwards, but I thought that I should mention it.

'Watson,' he said, 'if you should ever think that I am becoming too confident in my powers, or that I am not working hard enough on a particular case, please whisper "Norbury" in my ear, and I will be infinitely obliged to you.'

Why should I be a typist?' 'What else would you be?'

Why should he? People are unimportant

'The fact that other girls do it doesn't mean that Mercy should do it too.'

The man was too lazy to look after the interests of his own niece! I went to Limmeridge the next day and told him that no one should sign a marriage settlement like this - it gave the husband a large financial interest in the death of his wife! But Mr Fairlie did not want to listen

'Ask Marian if she thinks I should read the document first.'

'Surely they should be kept more safely?'

'Perhaps I should kill you,' he said.

Why should he listen to a mad woman? I told him that Anne was even more confused than before; she now believed she was Lady Glyde

The driver asked, "Why don't you stand up?" Rosa replied, "I don't think I should have to stand up." The driver called the police, and Rosa was arrested

William thought that women should also be able to go into space