Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] [pron] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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1 | But finance should not itself be blamed . |
2 | In that context , is not the continued closure of Bir Zeit university , which was announced the other day , an intolerable provocation , and should not it be condemned ? |
3 | Why should n't , why should n't we be made to pay for a health service ? |
4 | It is wanted by its family , so why should n't it be given the chance to live ? |
5 | ‘ Yeah , nice one Richard , but should n't it be called ‘ Tubular Bongs ’ ? ’ |
6 | I told him what I said to you on the phone about should n't he be given a bit more obvious humanity because priests are n't great box-office nowadays and Vic said we 'd talk about it nearer the time . |
7 | Why should n't I be seen talking to an old mate , eh ? ’ |
8 | It 's tempting to laugh maybe , but as a single 21-year-old should n't she be allowed to dream ? |
9 | By the time she had closed her room door behind her , though , while there was still some part of her that did n't want to be attracted to him some other part of her was arguing , Why should n't she be attracted to him ? |
10 | But then , Nikos was himself a Copt and , yes , under an obligation to Andrus ; might not he be biased in Andrus 's favour ? |
11 | Could not something be done to obtain some repair jobs to hold those workers so that they will not have to be laid off for a considerable time ? |
12 | In a second , the screen was replaced with a one-way mirror so that the mother could see the interacting pair but could not herself be seen . |
13 | Could n't she be troubled to print the name of her own husband ( no , ex-husband ) and her own child ? |
14 | But just to add to the usual conspiracy theories — why could n't it be repeated at the end of the game — surely it was one of the key points of the game . |
15 | Could n't it be done automatically ? ’ |
16 | Could n't it be helped ? |
17 | ‘ Shall not I be chained like a prisoner to a child for the rest of my life ? |
18 | ‘ Would n't you be flattered if a beautiful woman threw herself at you ? ’ |
19 | Would n't you be disoriented by this ? |
20 | Why would n't you be allowed on the phone ? |
21 | ‘ Ca n't something be done ? ’ |
22 | I very clearly remember being at the records panel when I er er first arrived , and seeing erm Mr reaction when it was a a member of the party to my right which re , said well , as we have financial problems and as , as we have these documents , why ca n't they be photocopied and we 'll sell sell them off . |
23 | Why ca n't they be contented with what they 've got ? |
24 | Well , ca n't he be moved into a different class ? |
25 | And my grandfather , who used to weep over the ‘ Second Connecticut March ’ , why ca n't he be included ? |
26 | Or ca n't she be bothered , now , or what . |
27 | ‘ Ca n't anything be done for her deafness , at least ? ’ |
28 | ‘ Ca n't anything be done ? ’ |
29 | ‘ We 're not married but wo n't we be treated as if we were ? |
30 | ‘ Wo n't we be heard ? ’ |