Example sentences of "[not/n't] [pron] [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | One might reasonably ask why the Library Association , the body responsible for all professional matters concerned with the operation of libraries , including attempts to impose acts of censorship in libraries , did not itself initiate legal action against the News International ban . |
| 2 | A former Conservative agriculture minister , Michael Jopling ( Westmorland and Lonsdale ) , said : ‘ Can not we take some comfort from the fact that our safety rules and our arrangements are such that such a minute dose leads to widespread concern and a Commons statement ? ’ |
| 3 | Does not he have some regard for them ? |
| 4 | When one speaks of the intention of the parties to the contract one is speaking objectively — the parties can not themselves give direct evidence of what their intention was . |
| 5 | Thirdly , the directive that care managers should not themselves give direct care runs counter to the core of good social work practice and creates a new corps of care administrators , thereby reducing the number of staff available to give direct care . |
| 6 | Cloward and Ohlin ( 1960 ) , in a highly influential work did not themselves draw any treatment conclusions ( although their ideas inspired a major treatment programme ) . |
| 7 | Ca n't someone bring some sense into this ridiculous situation before the governors who took up the challenge after the Government 's much-advertised campaign to persuade people to do the work , and those who served faithfully for many long years , resign en masse ? |
| 8 | ‘ Why did n't someone shoot that bastard when we were in Normandy ? ’ remarked the occupant of the bunk below me . |
| 9 | ‘ Do n't I deserve any congratulations ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Do n't I deserve any fun ? ’ |
| 11 | And did n't I make some sort of arrangement to meet somebody ? |
| 12 | Anyway , why should n't I expect high standards from them ? |
| 13 | He said did n't I need fresh air then . |
| 14 | Why ca n't I remember that man 's face ! ’ |
| 15 | Why ca n't I use straight information ? |
| 16 | ‘ I am certain of it , ’ he replied , but promptly settled her heartbeats to a dull , steady rhythm once more by adding , ‘ because of your car , did n't I have good reason to contact you ? ’ |
| 17 | Why should n't I have decent clothes and shoes ? |
| 18 | I 'd just go and say , here are I ca n't ha , why ca n't I have any money ? |
| 19 | ‘ Ca n't I have some Valium , Sister ? ’ he grovelled . |
| 20 | ‘ Ca n't I have some iron tablets ? ’ |
| 21 | And why could n't I find another Steve Adorable ? |
| 22 | ‘ Do n't I know that fella ? ’ said Dad , who because of his memory loss thought he 'd already seen every film or play he watched , had read every book he attempted , and knew every story he heard . |
| 23 | Do n't I get any credit for human decency and normal feelings ? ’ |
| 24 | Do n't I get any thanks for offering to put you up for the weekend ? ’ |
| 25 | Do n't I get any time off ? ’ |
| 26 | Oh I do n't I get fresh carrots and leeks and |
| 27 | Did n't I take that photograph in the street for you , a couple of years ago ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Why do n't I take that wax and get it done for you ? |
| 29 | Why could n't I let these people help me ? |
| 30 | Why should n't I pose that way if it pleases him ? ’ |