Example sentences of "[pron] not [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ How could I not feel sorry for him ? ’ |
| 2 | Did I not have good reason to be angry with the man ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Do I not have any rights ? ’ |
| 4 | But it comes up and I 'll say , oh did I not say that ? |
| 5 | ‘ Did I not say last night that you were serpent-licked , and Mary agreed ? |
| 6 | Did I not sustain terrible losses ? ’ |
| 7 | Can I not take one step without falling on my face ? ’ |
| 8 | Now goodbye ! do I not seem happy , or at least sordidly content ? |
| 9 | And Lincoln was criticized , attacked for this , that er and he said in response to this the attention of the country has been called to the proposition that one who is sworn as the constitution says to take care that the laws be faithfully executed should himself not violate those laws a fairly reasonable proposition you might think , if your oath says to uphold the law then you start going round breaking the law er something wrong here somewhere methinks . |
| 10 | A bomb hit us in the night , d' ya not know that ? |
| 11 | Well neighbour , saith one , do ye not suspect some naughty dealing ; did ye never anger Mother W ? |
| 12 | How could she not want that ? |
| 13 | Well if , if you look at erm a female worker , er as opposed to a male worker and you look at the o oppression that she suffers , does she not suffer both the oppression of being working and the oppression of being a woman ? |
| 14 | Could she not use one-to-one correspondence to check ? |
| 15 | How could she not get that . |
| 16 | Could n't believe it , do you not think that 's |
| 17 | Well that well tha wo would tha would you not think that 's a good thing ? |
| 18 | Do you not think British Rail would have , have |
| 19 | ‘ Do you not want that ? ’ |
| 20 | Do you not want another cup of tea with the ? |
| 21 | Would you not welcome some refreshments while you wait ? |
| 22 | Can you not stay another day to sail round the island ? ’ |
| 23 | How can you not feel that ? ’ |
| 24 | Well please tell him that your mummy says please would you not do that again . |
| 25 | Look on you know what I mean , how can you not do that for your favourite friend . |
| 26 | Why did you not do any actions ? |
| 27 | Or can you not eat corned beef ? |
| 28 | ‘ Why did you not mention this before ? ’ |
| 29 | Do you not see any problems with the clergy using the name ? |
| 30 | Or do you not see any point in keeping them at all ? is the number to dial . |