Example sentences of "[adv] [modal v] [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So should not the law be changed immediately to prevent the likes of Dr Cox ending up in the dock ? |
| 2 | So might also the presence of other Mediterranean genera and species in the more westerly outcrops of Britain . |
| 3 | Then might not the rotting stump of the tree split under their weight and they come to grief ? |
| 4 | ‘ If I may venture , ’ said Earl Robert deprecatingly , ‘ why should not the oracle that has spoken of two brothers be asked to send us a further sign ? |
| 5 | If the precedent sale was at the request of the defendant , who later made the express promise of the guarantee , why should not the guarantee have been enforceable under Lampleigh v. Brathwait ? |
| 6 | We are unable to get addresses of our so it 's word of mouth how we , how we er include , but why should not the employer send to all pensioners and deferred pensioners notices about the associations . |
| 7 | ‘ Why should n't the girl do something for her keep ? |
| 8 | ( 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 . ) |
| 9 | Why should n't the case be conducted just on cross-examination , because of cross-examination ? |
| 10 | 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 ? |
| 11 | Why should n't the producer come here , rather than the band travelling over there ? |
| 12 | and why should n't the health service be privatized ? |
| 13 | Why could n't the land be shared amongst those who wanted it ? |
| 14 | Why could n't the boy just keep still and watch the bloody film ? |
| 15 | 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 ? |
| 16 | Why could n't the guy loosen up ? |
| 17 | Why could n't the general appreciate that ? |
| 18 | Why could n't the figger choose his own portion of titanic anatomy to shaft ? |
| 19 | Why could n't the woman simply say ‘ womb ’ , Celia thought . |
| 20 | Why would n't the officer in charge tell her what was happening ? |
| 21 | Why would n't the seed pods form on their vines ? ( h.8 ) |
| 22 | The younger actor wanted to rehearse one particular gruelling scene over and over which the ailing Olivier endured until , too ill to go on , he had to give up , complaining , ‘ Why ca n't the boy just act ? |
| 23 | Why ca n't the work be done by Scottish Nuclear staff ? |
| 24 | Therefore , why ca n't the public have access . |
| 25 | Why ca n't the public be more like us ? |
| 26 | CHILDREN are allowed to divorce their parents , so why ca n't the public divorce bad politicians ? |
| 27 | But why ca n't the engineer at M S one level be project engineer |
| 28 | Why ca n't the woman be assessed as an individual , and benefit paid in so far as her resources are insufficient to meet her requirements ? |
| 29 | Why will not the Minister release that money , which could be used immediately to start building 100,000 new homes in Wales ? |
| 30 | Why will not the Minister introduce nutritional guidelines for school meals to ensure that the school meals service plays a vital role in child nutrition , as recommended in the Black report a decade ago ? |