Example sentences of "[vb mod] n't [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | to be honest because erm it 's and that I wo n't say that there 's a criticism of this particular project which I supported at the time but I think that in future we do need to plan our projects and and there are people in the in the town that are prepared to work , perhaps need a bit of organizing , we need to think about how that might happen , but we must n't first reaction go to professional or semiprofessional help . |
| 2 | ‘ And must n't all these things be a second best ? |
| 3 | I suppose I must look like him must n't I |
| 4 | Why should n't 1 ? |
| 5 | ‘ I should have phoned , should n't 1 ? ’ |
| 6 | Well I , I take the implicit point that erm we 're all suffering cuts throughout the country , therefore why should n't higher education suffer similar cuts , but of course , higher education is in a different category to erm many other fields that the government pays for and sponsors , in that higher education is investment in the future , and therefore , if Britain is to survive erm as a , a nation of erm of some economic standing , is to well in the national , in the international stakes , then we must be innovative , we must create new things , and we must erm in , in that , to do that we must invest very strongly in higher education . |
| 7 | ‘ Should n't that be in Africa by now ? ’ she asked . |
| 8 | In any case , if the business of women 's liberation was what we were about , then should n't that mean all women , even those of us with embarrassing sexual habits ? |
| 9 | The company has announced its first family of memory upgrades for Digital Equipment Corp 's new Alpha APX-based ( should n't that be Alpha AXP : when you 're busting someone 's embargo , it 's as well to get the name right ) DEC/3000 systems — now that is a name new to us , but is it right ? |
| 10 | Go left , get the sewer key , go right three times , use the sewer key , go right three times , use the sewer key on the manhole ( should n't that be person hole ? ) , go down , get plank , go right , hit torch , get saw , go down , get mouse , get woodworm , go up , left , left , down , use plank to mend floor , up , get pick axe , down , right , down , use woodworm on wooden door , right , get cheese , get mouse , hit torch , up , up , left , left , down , cut through plank with saw , down , right , get mouse , left , use pick axe on wall , go left , hit torch . |
| 11 | So should n't that be plus one ? |
| 12 | Should n't that be a range name instead of a cell address ? |
| 13 | ‘ Should n't that be potperson ? ’ |
| 14 | Should n't that be ? |
| 15 | ‘ They should n't all be gone . ’ |
| 16 | Why do you think it 's important it does remain confidential though , I mean why why should n't all this be , you know , in the public domain anyway ? |
| 17 | airports are , we should n't all be at Heathrow |
| 18 | If one part of the bay could support a certain amount of aquatic life , then why should n't other parts be able to do the same ? |
| 19 | why he should n't other than the fact that keeping |
| 20 | I slept with only one dream , exulting in the thought that if I could do this , why should n't I one day try to do something to help Clare to walk more easily ? |
| 21 | Should n't this be done by mathematicians or by computer programmers ? |
| 22 | ‘ Should n't this all be filed away ? ’ she asked , waving a hand over the nearest pile . |
| 23 | ‘ No reason why you should n't some day , is there ? |
| 24 | Why should n't these people seek sponsorship ? |
| 25 | ‘ Should n't these two be heading for bed ? ’ |
| 26 | PEOPLE on retirement pensions have to pay tax if they have any other source of income , so why should n't those who receive invalidity benefit ? |
| 27 | And a handful of critics is beginning to wonder whether Ireland has not concentrated a little too hard on attracting inward investors at the expense of building a strong home-grown computer and electronics industry : after all , the policy of rallying all centres of higher education to turn out highly-skilled hardware and software engineers has been a great success , but should n't more of those people be working for Irish companies ? |
| 28 | I should n't last long . |
| 29 | Why should n't old Sombro go off for nights on the town if he felt like it ? |
| 30 | ‘ Could n't that great bookcase thing be done away with ? |