Example sentences of "not [noun] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why does not fighting have to mean you 're a coward ? ’ he said . |
| 2 | And why do not companies return the compliment at their gate ? |
| 3 | May not Lenin have reacted in private in a way not so dissimilar from Stalin 's overt and more violent reaction to political opposition in Georgia in the same year ? |
| 4 | Because of the Government 's apparent lack of enthusiasm for all things European , and their determination to go along a slow track , will not Scotland lose out again without any chance of the central bank being cited in Glasgow or Edinburgh ? |
| 5 | ‘ Say Markham is paying Wheeler or Wheeler is paying Markham for services rendered and say Paul was implicated either way , might not Rosamund know about it , if it involved money going into or out of any of Wheeler 's accounts ? ’ |
| 6 | Did not Jesus indicate that ‘ the Kingdom of God lies within ? ’ |
| 7 | Do not actions speak louder than words ? |
| 8 | If they were , would not Blanche have said so ? |
| 9 | We do not concepts like ‘ grue ’ meaning ‘ either green or blue ’ . |
| 10 | If private certification firms are in business to earn profits , which they do by charging firms for a certificate attesting the quality or safety of a product , which then allows firms to sell more of the product at any given price , will not firms have an incentive to bribe the certifier to obtain the certificate ? |
| 11 | Why should not people do as they pleased with their own bodies ? |
| 12 | ‘ Why should not Englishmen arm themselves ? ’ he asked . |
| 13 | To be sure , the vocabulary for defining such rhythmical effects is yet to seek ; but should not critics apply themselves to seeking and finding that vocabulary , instead of pursuing semantic and allusive niceties ? |
| 14 | Why therefore did not organisms respond in a similar way to the much slower changes of sea level in the lengthy periods of climatic equability ? |
| 15 | And might not Bénezet have passed on all his gleanings to Rémy , as he did to you ? |
| 16 | yeah — Lukic again — — why — did not Wilko buy a top class keeper before this season ? they — do — come around pretty cheap — i think the prices paid for foreign guys like Kharin , Thorstvedt , Schmeichel , Bosnich are pretty low compared to your average midfielder/attacker … |
| 17 | Yet if they were referring to a legitimate title , why should not Pilate have been doing so as well ? |
| 18 | Why could not Wales have taken care of him as efficiently as Ireland had of Roger ? |
| 19 | Did n't Ian go to school today then ? |
| 20 | I do n't Ian name does n't er |
| 21 | ‘ Why did n't Arabella switch it on ? |
| 22 | On the night before , did n't Arabella say that she took him out to Primrose Hill in the morning ? |
| 23 | There are consequences , lovey , did n't Sartori tell you that ? |
| 24 | Well does n't Sarah remember . |
| 25 | Why did n't kidnappers choose automatic gearboxes ? |
| 26 | Why did n't Marc go away and leave it to her as he 'd suggested , if that was what he wanted ? |
| 27 | Why could n't Jim see that it 's the little things that make all the difference ? |
| 28 | ‘ Did n't Harvey tell you what they would be wearing ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Should n't Newman know about this ? ’ |
| 30 | Did n't Tumbleweed say he 'd been to the fair before ? |