Example sentences of "[modal v] n't the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why should n't the girl do something for her keep ? |
| 2 | ( And why should n't the kind of holism that I am espousing not help to make processes such as mental imagery more intelligible to us — Piaget published a number of experiments on the development of imagery . ) |
| 3 | Should n't the rest of the world now actively help these talks ? |
| 4 | Why should n't the case be conducted just on cross-examination , because of cross-examination ? |
| 5 | The reverse should also be considered ; that is , why should n't the user feed back into the system so that the system performs in a way that is best for the user ? |
| 6 | Sh I mean to , to my mind , should n't the land ownership possibly one of the key issues cos that is if you have land ownership and then you 're just paving the way for the new capitalist society and to , you know , according to Marxist theory which I think is a pretty dodgy one , they have to go from capitalism to achieve socialism |
| 7 | Should n't the removal of Stamp Duty become a permanent feature ? |
| 8 | Why should n't the producer come here , rather than the band travelling over there ? |
| 9 | " But should n't the accident be reported to your police ? " |
| 10 | Should n't the reaction at this point be freezing anger ? |
| 11 | and why should n't the health service be privatized ? |
| 12 | Might n't the girl be hidden on the mountain ? ’ |
| 13 | I , I shall be seeing the you know in a few weeks time the daughter she 's a , she 's er Rene that was erm Eddie , who were very big pals of mine and we go to the anniversary lunch together so we 're all over eighty but erm you could n't the bread shop , was another confectioner 's shop , and then turning round the corner you come to another shop , up two steps , which was and that was another type of confectionery and shop , then you get as far as the corn and seed people er they used to have a shop in Street as well , and then before the First World War there was the butchers and they sold foreign meat . |
| 14 | Why could n't the land be shared amongst those who wanted it ? |
| 15 | Could n't the man have brought them up ? |
| 16 | Why could n't the boy just keep still and watch the bloody film ? |
| 17 | Why could n't the guy loosen up ? |
| 18 | Why could n't the general appreciate that ? |
| 19 | I think it 's very interesting th that you know that has raised this point that you know why could n't the parish council come to us ? |
| 20 | He asked : ‘ Could n't the baby 's father help ? ’ |
| 21 | Why could n't the woman simply say ‘ womb ’ , Celia thought . |
| 22 | Why could n't the figger choose his own portion of titanic anatomy to shaft ? |
| 23 | She would n't the beginning , no she was there in the beginning . |
| 24 | Well they would n't the council . |
| 25 | Why would n't the officer in charge tell her what was happening ? |
| 26 | Would n't the money be better spent on education ? |
| 27 | " If he 's been in the tidal river , would n't the water be tidal water anyway ? " |
| 28 | ‘ Would n't the capital have still been Dublin , where most Protestants are Anglicans ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Would n't the car have been searched ? ’ |
| 30 | Because he had the right attitude , he did n't quibble , he did n't moan he did n't criticize , he just got on with the job , and is n't that a little area that we can all work on somewhere , it comes down to that little bit of territory even , does n't it , if we 're given in the ministry and we say oh not there again , I worked that last time , I know that person in that house they 're all working , called on them and when they , I just do n't get , I just do n't get on with them , they 're not me at all , you see , we , we can go on and on in all kinds of areas ca n't we in the truth , but what an attitude to have and I thought this was a lovely expression here , look , erm , on page twenty seven , just about a third of the way down on the right hand side , he says as I have opportunity , I encourage new ones at that , that would take advantage of all privileged service , they 're given , and to learn to be content , and happy with it and just in the next paragraph at the end he says be happy and content in your present circumstances and blossom in a spiritual way in the soil where you are planted is n't that a lo a lovely expression , does n't that show a man who is spiritually alive and alert and awake , and is n't that how we should be , would n't the congregation flow and move along forward , so much better and more unitedly if we all have that lovely attitude that Jehovah service , no matter what it is , we ca n't all be public speakers , we ca n't all be giving a public talk at the district assembly can we ? |