Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [pers pn] [vb infin] that " in BNC.
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1 | Why should n't they have that ? |
2 | I know it sounds a bit potty , but why should n't we do that ? |
3 | Why should n't I pose that way if it pleases him ? ’ |
4 | I hey can also really put people on the spot : ‘ Should n't you do that ? ’ ( really a command ) , ‘ Why has this happened ? ’ ( needing justification ) . |
5 | so why should n't you telephone that computer ? |
6 | Should n't you consider that ? ’ |
7 | Surely she could n't really be dead ; could n't they see that ? |
8 | Yeah could n't you blow that up . |
9 | ‘ Could n't you do that ? ’ |
10 | ‘ Could n't you do that for me , love ? ’ |
11 | Just need to get cut ah , could n't you use that polish on them ? |
12 | Could n't you have that hinge mounted slightly further forward |
13 | Why could n't he do that now ? |
14 | Could n't he see that ? |
15 | But why could n't he say that ? |
16 | Why could n't she believe that and stop thinking about it ? |
17 | Why could n't she see that ? |
18 | ‘ Would n't you make that assumption ? ’ |
19 | would n't you kill that fellow for doing that , that 's what you call bare-faced cheek |
20 | Would n't you agree that American kids — and especially the American kids you portray in your movie — are stupid ? |
21 | Would n't you like that ? ’ |
22 | Would n't you like that ? |
23 | Would n't you say that was all a man needed ? ’ |
24 | Would n't you say that was interesting , Mr Angel ? ’ |
25 | Would n't he like that ? ’ |
26 | Ca n't they do that ? |
27 | Why ca n't we do that ? |
28 | ‘ Ca n't we get that information from your people ? ’ |
29 | Ca n't we save that woman ? |
30 | Ca n't you do that ? |