Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [pers pn] [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Hmm I must go to Croydon must n't I to change that bra . |
2 | Should n't they tick this box ? |
3 | ‘ Should n't we telephone those people looking after the twins ? ’ she asked . |
4 | Why should n't I pose that way if it pleases him ? ’ |
5 | so why should n't you telephone that computer ? |
6 | If she was running the same company for Virgin , should n't she have some shareholding in it ? |
7 | ‘ Personally , I 'd rather she showed more interest in her career . ’ |
8 | " Could n't we make some concessions to it ? " |
9 | Comments included ‘ Scott helped me with the photocopying ’ , ‘ Can we stay in the groups because I really like working with Bobby ? ’ and ‘ Why could n't we stay all day ? ’ |
10 | gosh , could n't you see this coming ? |
11 | Just need to get cut ah , could n't you use that polish on them ? |
12 | Could n't you have that hinge mounted slightly further forward |
13 | And why could n't I find another Steve Adorable ? |
14 | Why could n't I let these people help me ? |
15 | ‘ Could n't he find another job ? ’ |
16 | She 'd deliberately tried to antagonise him , and as usual she 'd succeeded , so why could n't she feel any pleasure in it ? |
17 | ‘ Would n't we have more control over our affairs if the Bank of England had a major say in what happened , as part of a decentralised European banking authority ? ’ |
18 | But would n't it make more sense to catch that nutter who 's roaming the countryside around here ? ’ |
19 | ‘ Would n't it make more sense to land at the Luftwaffe base at Cherbourg ? ’ |
20 | ‘ Would n't you make that assumption ? ’ |
21 | would n't you kill that fellow for doing that , that 's what you call bare-faced cheek |
22 | ‘ Would n't you like some tea first ? |
23 | Is n't this better for tra would n't you take more would n't you take more notice of the traffic and travel if it was like this every time ? |
24 | Ca n't we trigger another arrears letter ? |
25 | ‘ Ca n't we get that information from your people ? ’ |
26 | Ca n't we get some money from somewhere else ? |
27 | Ca n't we save that woman ? |
28 | Ca n't we share this bed ? ’ |
29 | ca n't we have some violence |
30 | Accepting that the calculations can take years to complete , he asked : ‘ If we can spend 10 years on an experiment , why ca n't you do these calculations ? ’ |