Example sentences of "can [not/n't] we [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why ca n't we avoid the G'bai ? ’ |
| 2 | Snodgrass said , ‘ But ca n't we avoid Gruagach ? ’ |
| 3 | But er , I mean , I says , ca n't we manage without him , ca n't you manage by yourself , but Colin says he ca n't really , because |
| 4 | Ca n't we eat around here ? ’ |
| 5 | Ca n't we leave it at that ? |
| 6 | " Why ca n't we leave it ? " |
| 7 | Ca n't we leave Washington and Virginia politics at home just this once ? |
| 8 | ‘ Look , ca n't we leave it now ? ’ |
| 9 | Why ca n't we leave them in that water ? |
| 10 | ‘ Ca n't we move him ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Why ca n't we move away entirely and to a new system which after proper and full consultation would set prices and regimes periodically ? ’ |
| 12 | Why do we why ca n't we combine them with the parish council meeting ? |
| 13 | Ca n't we smell the opiate of the people again ? |
| 14 | Ca n't we trigger another arrears letter ? |
| 15 | Here we meet a central theme : ca n't we demand that the doctor set out the principles on which he acts for all to see ? |
| 16 | Ca n't we build on the word partnership and make it mean what you want . |
| 17 | Ca n't we go to the Royal for them ? ’ |
| 18 | The lightning flared into his face and , covering his eyes with one hand , he said desperately , ‘ For God 's sake ca n't we go downstairs ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Ca n't we go back ? ’ |
| 20 | Ca n't we go first-class ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Why ca n't we go on board ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Ca n't we go somewhere else ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Ca n't we go on ? ’ |
| 24 | Why ca n't we go by them ? |
| 25 | Ca n't we go and play outside now ? |
| 26 | ‘ Why ca n't we go first ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Ca n't we go somewhere a little less — well , expensive ? ’ |
| 28 | She swallowed drily and asked huskily , ‘ Why ca n't we go down the ladder this way ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Ca n't we go ? ’ |
| 30 | Ca n't we go any faster ? ’ |