Example sentences of "[modal v] n't i " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ First I must wash , must n't I ? |
2 | " Much better actually — I must put them away in my jewel case , must n't I ? " |
3 | ‘ I must have my own , ’ Alexandra said to Penman , gazing absently at the silver tray he brought her , ‘ must n't I ? |
4 | ‘ I must have done , must n't I ? ’ |
5 | Hmm I must go to Croydon must n't I to change that bra . |
6 | I must make the Easter chocolate nest cake must n't I ? |
7 | Ah I must n't I must admit I do n't think I know any worse than him . |
8 | It clashes with Family Fortunes but I must remember to tape that must n't I ? |
9 | Yeah , I must have done must n't I ? |
10 | I say yeah I must have done must n't I ? |
11 | I should have known though , should n't I ? — After him nicking them chocolate flakes , them crisps . |
12 | I should have rang the police straightaway , should n't I ? |
13 | But on the other hand , I was furious ; I thought : this is ridiculous , why should n't I go out wearing what I want without getting hassle ? |
14 | Why should n't I have a good old weep ? |
15 | ‘ Why the fucking hell should n't I say it , I fucking mean it ! , |
16 | I am the centre of my life , why should n't I be my own most cherished lover ? |
17 | Why should n't I ? |
18 | ‘ Why should n't I ? ’ |
19 | Then I thought … why should n't I be the first to grab the donkey ? |
20 | Or should n't I ask ? ’ |
21 | ‘ Why should n't I ? |
22 | Instead of saying , ‘ I ca n't do that ’ , or ‘ I 'm no good at that ’ , they switched to ‘ I could have a go at that ’ , and then , ‘ well they did it , why should n't I ? ’ |
23 | Life is a film — why should n't I watch it ? |
24 | ‘ I would n't know if you could understand it , but it is a strange feeling for a sailor to sink a ship — for a split second you have the idea , should I or should n't I ? |
25 | Certainly I 'm going to press it , why should n't I press it ? |
26 | Anyway , why should n't I expect high standards from them ? |
27 | I 've always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why should n't I ? ’ |
28 | ‘ Should n't I keep the drugs ? ’ |
29 | Tom 's getting quite attached to him in a macabre sort of way , so why should n't I ? |
30 | Why should n't I have a different way of estimating it ? |