Example sentences of "[modal v] [pron] not [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Lincoln was criticized , attacked for this , that er and he said in response to this the attention of the country has been called to the proposition that one who is sworn as the constitution says to take care that the laws be faithfully executed should himself not violate those laws a fairly reasonable proposition you might think , if your oath says to uphold the law then you start going round breaking the law er something wrong here somewhere methinks . |
| 2 | Valensi , who had shown at the Section d'Or in 1912 , in a lecture given late in the following year asked : ‘ Why should we not invent pure painting ? |
| 3 | If the use of human subjects could promote dramatic advances in research into hazardous surgery , such as liver transplantation , or the search for drugs to reverse Alzheimer 's disease , angina , or AIDS , but with possibly lethal side effects , why should we not offer long-term criminals the choice of undergoing such tests in exchange for a commutation of their sentence if they survive ? |
| 4 | Since the musician works with notes , why should we not accept that colour by its intrinsic force is capable of expressing a painter 's thought ? ’ |
| 5 | We all pay the same towards the NHS ; should we not get equal benefits ? |
| 6 | If nature has discovered the ‘ best way ’ of producing a sequence of changes that will result in an adult member of Homo sapiens , might it not recapitulate this sequence in the womb ? |
| 7 | Could she not use one-to-one correspondence to check ? |
| 8 | ‘ Could we not take some part in your work ? ’ |
| 9 | Could they not get any welfare benefit ? |
| 10 | Would you not welcome some refreshments while you wait ? |
| 11 | Such license had effectively been denied Galileo who , by his friend Ciampoli , had been advised to suppress remarks that might imply extraterrestrial life : Would they not invite awkward questions such as how descendants of Adam and Eve could have reached the moon ? |
| 12 | Would it not make administrative sense if at least part of this site could be reserved specifically for the British Library so that in any future extension , these units could be incorporated ? |
| 13 | Given the success in getting the Israelis and Palestinians round the table , would it not make more sense for the Government to right that wrong and ensure that , during our presidency from July onwards , we talk directly to the PLO ? |
| 14 | Would it not make more sense to have a moratorium on pit closures in the interests of jobs , the balance of payments and European energy conservation ? |
| 15 | Can I not take one step without falling on my face ? ’ |
| 16 | Can you not stay another day to sail round the island ? ’ |
| 17 | Or can you not eat corned beef ? |
| 18 | He realises too late that not only can he not meet that deadline but he will not be able to finish those accounts before 31 December 1994 . |