Example sentences of "[modal v] n't [pron] just [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She said : ‘ This is very grand , Barbara , but should n't we just go to the rooms that you use ? ’ |
| 2 | Should n't she just accept that her feelings about her mother 's lifestyle were irrational , stick to her original plan , keep everything on a cool , semi-formal basis , do the job and go home ? |
| 3 | Why could n't they just leave well alone and let pupils concentrate on the three Rs ? |
| 4 | Could n't they just ease up a little ? |
| 5 | Why could n't they just understand that she did n't want to be married and settled with umpteen kids and a mortgage up to the sky and no life to call her own ? |
| 6 | ‘ Could n't they just have sent us a photograph ? ’ |
| 7 | Could n't we just stay put ? |
| 8 | ‘ Look , could n't we just go along to the pub and have a quiet drink and talk about fishing instead ? ’ he pleaded . |
| 9 | Could n't we just leave things as they are — enjoy the fact that we 've found each other ? ’ |
| 10 | Could n't we just throw away our Filofaxes for one afternoon and live a little ? |
| 11 | Could n't we just talk ? ’ |
| 12 | I did n't think it would be a major operation — could n't we just rustle up something quickly ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Could n't we just apply for a long-term permit for him now ? ’ |
| 14 | Well could n't we just have a few things |
| 15 | But someone says oh this is a bit messy having these two pipes , could n't we just have one pipe that did exactly the same job . |
| 16 | Why to bother so much about the details , you may ask ; could n't we just say that unc and go on considering further examples ? |
| 17 | ‘ Could n't you just leave the whisky , I 'll drink it all , wake up in the morning no , make that the afternoon — with a head that feels like you hit me over the skull with the bottle , and you sleep in the car ready for that long and demanding journey down the notoriously dangerous A74 tomorrow ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Look , could n't you just lend me some Thai money ? |
| 19 | ‘ Could n't you just drop it over the edge ? ’ suggested Patrick . |
| 20 | ‘ Could n't you just drink occasionally when you need it — like at parties ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Why could n't you just stay in the back of beyond ? ’ she said . |
| 22 | ‘ Could n't you just have written these people a letter ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Could n't you just have asked him ? ’ |
| 24 | If you wanted planning permission for the land so badly , why could n't you just ask ? ’ |
| 25 | Why could n't I just have gone to the cops and reported my stuff missing ? 'Cos I was missing myself , that 's why . |
| 26 | Why could n't he just talk about it reasonably ? |
| 27 | Why could n't he just get over her ? |
| 28 | Could n't he just have a tractor ? ’ |
| 29 | So why could n't he just have a photograph of his sales team portraying the kind of team spirit that runs throughout the branch ? |
| 30 | Why could n't she just ignore him ? she wondered despairingly . |