Example sentences of "[not/n't] [pron] [vb infin] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do not we owe it to all our children , right across the country and irrespective of their primary schools , to identify their needs , strengths and weaknesses at an early age ? |
| 2 | ‘ Did n't I tell you about that ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Did n't I tell you about that ? ’ |
| 4 | Did n't I tell you about that ? |
| 5 | Ca n't I leave you for five minutes ? |
| 6 | I have a mind , why ca n't I use it to some good in a way that will give me satisfaction if nothing else ? |
| 7 | ‘ No , of course not , but ca n't — wo n't I see you before that ? ’ |
| 8 | Does n't she owe it to this house and to the people before they vote on Thursday , to give a straight answer to a straight question : what precisely is she going to do about the Poll Tax ? |
| 9 | Why , why would n't she thank you for that ? |
| 10 | I think , does n't she ask her at one point about Grace Poole ? |
| 11 | And er so he comes round and he says er why wo n't you do it for ninety quid ? |
| 12 | For twenty pounds twenty pounds do n't you want it for twenty ? |
| 13 | ‘ Could n't you move him to another job occasionally ? ’ she said , with a sudden burst of inspiration . |
| 14 | Why do n't you give her till half past three ? |
| 15 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me about that job . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ But … why did n't you tell me about this before ? |
| 17 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me about this before ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Why did n't you tell them about that ghastly couple — Grimwood and Steve ? |
| 19 | " Now why do n't you tell us about this Irish Republican Army , " Tom Rooney said to the gunman . |
| 20 | Why ca n't you treat us like human beings ? ’ |
| 21 | oh , ca n't you swop it for another day ? |
| 22 | He was no more blind than you or I. Did n't you recognize him for that man we gave a ride to on the road ? |
| 23 | Really , Sophie , do n't you trust me in any way at all ? |
| 24 | ‘ Do n't you know me at all ? ’ |
| 25 | Erm why do n't you like it like that ? |
| 26 | ‘ Why do n't you ask him about that ? ’ |
| 27 | Good God , Edward , if you had the power to end this war , would n't you seize it with both hands ? |
| 28 | Are you phoning her now , why do n't you phone her at seven . |
| 29 | Well , ca n't you see it on that ? |
| 30 | Why ca n't we leave them in that water ? |