Example sentences of "[modal v] not a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ May not a man go too far in this study , and overvalue his progress so far , as to think nothing out of his reach ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ May not a man go too far in this study , and overvalue his progress so far , as to think nothing out of his reach ? ’ |
| 3 | Guttersnipe does not wish to appear ungallant but might not a carrier-bag serve her avowed purpose at a mere fraction of the cost ? |
| 4 | Coming from a woman might not a case of wine be misconstrued ? |
| 5 | Might not a murderer , she wondered , erase the memory of the deed ? |
| 6 | Might not a debtor legitimately seek release from his creditor ? |
| 7 | Could not a promise in effect to forgo this liberty constitute consideration ? |
| 8 | We need not a tinkering with security policy — a change here and a change there — but a root-and-branch change in security policy so that it changes from a reactive one to a proactive one and becomes a policy of going after the IRA , of taking the fight to the IRA . |
| 9 | On 2 November 1836 , a year before the last part of Birds was published , Gould wrote to Jardine of his latest ambition : ‘ Would not a work on the Birds of Australia be interesting ? |
| 10 | Would not a policy of clobbering savers with an investment surcharge reduce savings and so reduce the pool of available investment capital for manufacturing industry ? |
| 11 | I was hoping there would and I will still hope because there 's not for the political reas , I would hope that that the minister would not a U-turn , the Chancellor would do a U-turn on this one . |
| 12 | ‘ Can not a body be left to rest in peace ? ’ asked someone else . |