Example sentences of "we [vb mod] n't [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Perhaps we should n't talk like this , ’ she said primly . |
| 2 | But one side says we should n't talk about it and the other talks too much . |
| 3 | The group had had numerous discussions about whether or not they should have a rotating chairperson , some people arguing fiercely that we should n't imitate male structures , that we were developing genuinely new ways of relating , conducting political discussions ; we must all learn to be more sensitive , not interrupt each other , not talk for too long . |
| 4 | " Yes , there is , " Martha replied , with a firmness which she could hardly have inherited either from her father or her mother , " but there 's no reason why we should n't go and look at things . |
| 5 | We should n't go for anything too serious . |
| 6 | Now one of the things that Ronnie Reagan was disappointed to find was that in order really to address his budget deficit , he cut federal aid to the states but he did it er dressed it up in an ideological argument which said you know that the government is too big , government is too intrusive , government should get off the backs of the people , you know , er we should n't go to government to solve our problems , government is the problem , that 's one of the , one of Ronnie 's other memorable phrases . |
| 7 | There is a human characteristic that we like to think , see things in , in very clear cut ways and you 're saying we should n't go overboard and just think that Boris Yeltsin because of his courage standing on the tank and , and helping to prevent the coup , we should n't go overboard and think that he 's er the most marvellous human liberal democrat who ever walked the earth . |
| 8 | There is a human characteristic that we like to think , see things in , in very clear cut ways and you 're saying we should n't go overboard and just think that Boris Yeltsin because of his courage standing on the tank and , and helping to prevent the coup , we should n't go overboard and think that he 's er the most marvellous human liberal democrat who ever walked the earth . |
| 9 | No , I do n't see any reason why we should n't arrive at a costing based on the costing quoted before . |
| 10 | Naturally , I understand the balance of , the balance has got to be kept right and we should n't sacrifice the training of our activists to get more revenue in by renting it out to commercial firms , UNISON , I do n't know , the Pet Food Retailers ' Association or whatever . |
| 11 | But we should n't rest on our laurels . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's just the drink , we should n't drink so much . ’ |
| 13 | I 'm sure we did of course but there 's no reason why if we get on that we should n't start another one okay . |
| 14 | and I , I remember mother saying oh we should n't wake them when they 're |
| 15 | I 'm not suggesting that we should n't care about these little games and trifling details of life , for God wants us to practise on them in this world ; but I would like to see us not so strained and frantic in our concern about them . |
| 16 | Let's not make assumptions , let's y'know it 's up to them and y'know kind of er we should n't intrude into their private lives , that 's their personal decision and er should n't make assumptions about other people 's sexuality and all that kind of thing comes out . |
| 17 | Anyway if you 're feeling like this maybe we should n't watch the match — you might start attacking me . ’ |
| 18 | Certainly we should n't re-issue anything until after the next meeting but erm , having the procedures we have finished with so far , in their latest form probably helpful , even if it 's only you whose has the master copy Simon right so when we need some reference , we have got that chapter and verse . |
| 19 | ‘ There is no reason why we should n't finish , ’ said the affable driving instructor from Magdeburg , who is trying to cross the Atlantic in a rowing boat and the Statue of Liberty is not far off . |
| 20 | But while Kaohsiung 's attention to quality is not unique to Yamaha ( and we should n't forget that lower rejection rates also benefit the manufacturer , translating into lower cost per unit ) , their pioneering attitude , honouring quality above all else , has helped raise the standard of Far Eastern guitars to levels which would have been unthinkable only a few years ago . |
| 21 | We should n't forget either though that we already have a Social Chapter from the ni nineteen eighty seven Act , it 's not to be sniffed at , it 's given us the directive on the protection of pregnant women at work . |
| 22 | ‘ We should n't stay here , ’ said Masklin . |
| 23 | We ca n't tre we should n't treat them individually . |
| 24 | Living happily ever after may not be so common these days , but as we have a much greater life expectancy , perhaps we should n't expect too much of only one marriage . |
| 25 | Clearly we should n't expect too many functional similarities between the visual cortices of rats , cats , and monkeys . |
| 26 | But in the ordinary way we should n't expect to , of course , he is n't a writing man . |
| 27 | ‘ Now , we should n't panic . |
| 28 | I think this argument 's about the benefit of the countryside is somewhat debatable to say the least And these arguments that are put about why we should n't ban fox hunts because of all the benefits and the tradition are exactly the same arguments that were put about otters and about badgers and about other sports that we have , that we no longer consider satisfactory and have opposed . |
| 29 | We should n't stand in the way of the forces of justice , should we , Inspector ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I 'm simply saying we should n't underestimate him . ’ |