Example sentences of "not [pron] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should not we include such a policy in our manifesto for the next general election ? |
| 2 | In view of the number of military establishments underused and basically secure , should not we use those — and , if need be , make use of military personnel , too — to enable us to stop the amazing amount of re-offending by those on non-custodial sentences ? |
| 3 | ( Do not we see this in Lewis 's The Lion , the Witch , and the Wardrobe ? |
| 4 | 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 ? ’ |
| 5 | In view of that , does not he owe many thousands of families in Britain a personal apology ? |
| 6 | Does not he have some regard for them ? |
| 7 | Why does not he direct more of his roads bribes money towards the provision of better buses ? |
| 8 | Cloward and Ohlin ( 1960 ) , in a highly influential work did not themselves draw any treatment conclusions ( although their ideas inspired a major treatment programme ) . |
| 9 | The EC Audio-Visual Commissioner , M Jean Dondelinger , said the plan was part of a move towards the ‘ high-definition television ’ of the future , although the sets do not themselves provide such an image . |
| 10 | As will lie seen later , I do not myself go all the way with the attitudinist theory of ethics . |
| 11 | 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 ? |
| 12 | ‘ Why did n't someone shoot that bastard when we were in Normandy ? ’ remarked the occupant of the bunk below me . |
| 13 | 'Ere , did n't I review this somewhere else in this ish ? |
| 14 | to cover a wee bit of ground here , I 'm just trying to make a point to you about how many closes you 're probably not aware for the minute , these are only a few of them , right , similar situation close , right , lost sale close , right the did n't I cover that close |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't I deserve any congratulations ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Do n't I deserve any fun ? ’ |
| 17 | Did n't I mention that ? |
| 18 | Ludens thought , why ca n't I do that , why ca n't I just ask a woman to hold my hand , why ca n't I ask Franca to ! |
| 19 | ‘ Did n't I do that well ? ’ he cries . |
| 20 | I mean , that , very , very occasionally you 'll do something and you 'll think , erm why did n't I do that you think that 's stupid , you know , |
| 21 | Ca n't I do this myself , or is damage inevitable ? |
| 22 | And did n't I make some sort of arrangement to meet somebody ? |
| 23 | Why ca n't I handle this ? |
| 24 | Why ca n't I lose those last pounds ? 0898 400 861 |
| 25 | Why did n't I steal some ? |
| 26 | Why ca n't I remember that man 's face ! ’ |
| 27 | Why do n't I put that on her bird-table next door ? |
| 28 | And er I can remember several cases years ag you know so going back two or three years where people were debating with me why did n't I put more into National Savings ? |
| 29 | Ca n't I have all that ? ’ |
| 30 | Ca n't I have any bleedin' peace ? ’ |