Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If the Mirror is a free and independent newspaper , why should n't it allow its space to be used to run copy critical of itself ? ’ |
| 2 | Why should n't it happen again ? |
| 3 | Why should n't it happen ? |
| 4 | Should n't it have been Susan asking Yorke how he intended to use the knowledge ? |
| 5 | ‘ Then might n't it help keep your mind off things if you took up war work ? |
| 6 | ‘ It 's all right for them , why could n't it have been their child who died ? ’ |
| 7 | Could n't it have been to escape from having to realize that she 'd killed her lover ? |
| 8 | ‘ Could n't it have been Maggie ? ’ |
| 9 | If he had to be shifted to Ireland , why could n't it have been Dublin where he 'd at least have been nearer to Elizabeth and might have managed to hop over to England more often . |
| 10 | Why could n't it have gone right ? |
| 11 | Why could n't it have been a total stranger ? |
| 12 | ‘ Could n't it have waited ? ’ |
| 13 | Could n't it wait until then ? ’ |
| 14 | could n't it going doing taking an active part in charity work within the school or within the community . |
| 15 | ‘ Would not it give Your Grace a foot in both camps — in a manner of speaking ? ’ |
| 16 | Would not it have been more sensible to request all those concerned with the project to put forward their plans together and subject them all to just one public inquiry ? |
| 17 | Well I mean if you had it sort of darker , would n't it stain darker slightly ? |
| 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 it make would n't it make sense to set aside a figure annually for advertising beyond which you do n't go . |
| 21 | Would n't it make would n't it make sense to set aside a figure annually for advertising beyond which you do n't go . |
| 22 | and the one very much questions er , really their suitability for taking some decisions , and I would like to know your views about , where you 've got rape cases , would n't it make sense if there was a a male judge and a female judge taking the case . |
| 23 | The interest was a mystery because the fighter looked frightening to me — why would n't it scare a small boy ? |
| 24 | Would n't it fit nicely into the appraisal system ? |
| 25 | Would n't it reflect our publishing strategy better to include AWS in this summary ? |
| 26 | Glassfibre aggregate must be as hard-wearing as anything used now , and would n't it give you a warm glow to know that your old Saucy Sal was helping you speed to your new shining craft down the newly laid section of the motorway ? |
| 27 | Would n't it save ? |
| 28 | ‘ Would n't it tire you ? ’ said Desmond quickly . |
| 29 | ‘ Would n't it buy something for the girls here or put someone through school even if you did n't want to take it for yourself ? |
| 30 | Anyway , would n't it come out of taxation ? ’ |