Example sentences of "[not/n't] they [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | The board of directors of the target company have to give their opinion on the offer and make it clear whether or not they recommend it . |
2 | It was felt inadvisable , for obvious reasons , to use the dementia sufferers as informants about their family , care or housing circumstances , but , in addition to the OBS and Depression scale questions , they were to be asked whether or not they felt they had sufficient company and adequate help at home . |
3 | Whether or not they expected it when they were first elected , nearly all of them will have learned to accept ant to derive fulfilment from the ‘ welfare ’ function . |
4 | If York or London needed Bell or Ramsey they had a moral duty to move whether or not they wanted it . |
5 | No it 's not they reckon you should leave a two second gap if yo , if you 're travelling at thirty , forty miles an hour . |
6 | The acceptance of the decision , whether or not they believe it to be morally correct , is of the essence of the legal device , the very idea of law . |
7 | Services are built round an individual 's needs in a flexible way , rather than people being forced to comply with existing service patterns , whether or not they find them convenient or useful . |
8 | Whether or not they consider it appropriate to enter the European Eco audit systems when it appears , using the new standard will certainly give a company ( and its other clients and audiences ) confidence in the knowledge that they 're tackling environmental concerns in a systematic and integrated way . ’ |
9 | This is like just allowing children to pick up a bottle of poison , and leaving it in their hands as though it is a matter of no consequence to us whether or not they drink it . |
10 | So why do n't they admit it ? |
11 | But , ca n't they treat it in this country ? |
12 | ‘ Did n't they treat you as strangers ? ’ |
13 | Why do n't they show us all Britain ? |
14 | ‘ Do n't they think we would ? ’ |
15 | Did n't they think it was cissy ? |
16 | ‘ Do n't they think it funny you have to go so often ? ’ |
17 | ‘ Would n't they think I was a telltale ? ’ |
18 | I only appear on infrequent occasions , so why do n't they think I 'm just a family friend ? ’ |
19 | Why do n't they give them the money to carry on and do all the good work they 've done , which is well worthwhile . |
20 | ‘ Why do n't they give us parachutes , for God 's sake ? |
21 | ‘ If they want our co-operation why did n't they give us prior notice ? |
22 | Why ca n't they give us I mean Christ I ca n't do a up there |
23 | Yeah , but , wo n't they give us some before . |
24 | I can do the job , so why wo n't they give it to me ? ’ |
25 | ‘ Ca n't they give you a prettier room ? ’ |
26 | ‘ Do n't they give you what you need ? ’ |
27 | Why did n't they give you it ? |
28 | So why were n't they getting it ? |
29 | But why , we all kept on asking , have n't they sent us away yet ? |
30 | Well ca n't they paint it straight on in the mi , on the ceiling ? |