Example sentences of "would it not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would it not make a difference if one identified experience , not with some disposition to overt behaviour , but with the ‘ behaviour ’ of the brain as it ‘ discriminates ’ the various sorts of stimuli within the nervous system ? |
| 2 | Would it not make a wonderful detecting trip to retrace the fellow 's footsteps and survey the ground once denied to us ? |
| 3 | Given the success in getting the Israelis and Palestinians round the table , would it not make more sense for the Government to right that wrong and ensure that , during our presidency from July onwards , we talk directly to the PLO ? |
| 4 | Would it not make more sense to have a moratorium on pit closures in the interests of jobs , the balance of payments and European energy conservation ? |
| 5 | Would it not make administrative sense if at least part of this site could be reserved specifically for the British Library so that in any future extension , these units could be incorporated ? |
| 6 | Am I being told that the law of England is so deficient that , if one assaults a person by driving a car at them to the danger of that person 's life or property — whether or not one damages either — that is not a crime known to the common law of England , and would it not attract the most condign penalties ? |
| 7 | But if , as Thorez implied , the Vietnamese and French Communist Parties should work together , would it not mean that the campaign for national liberation would have to be abandoned ? |
| 8 | Would it not continue to need the hard currency and expertise which a westernised Hong Kong attracted ? |
| 9 | if they if they did this i would it not give them practise at at being able to do the |
| 10 | Since the Opposition , clearly , try to make the worst of the current figures , would it not give a truer picture if we looked at the figures of only five years back ? |
| 11 | If it were imposed on a narrow range of products , would it not encourage substitution ( from plastics to glass , for instance ) ? |
| 12 | Would it not have been too painful , not least having to watch another youngster take his first steps into the fatherless state ? |
| 13 | Would it not have been a pipedream only six weeks ago to think that the Berlin Wall would be knocked down ? ’ |
| 14 | Yet would it not have been better for them if 't were not done at all ? |
| 15 | Since Death in Venice is also to be performed , would it not have been better to keep Grimes for the new house and to have included a Rossini opera as a nostalgic as well as topical reminder of golden evenings ? |
| 16 | What canals , bridges and noble roads would it not have made for us ? ’ |
| 17 | But would it not have been sensible to go and see for himself , before rushing off a wholly inaccurate letter ? |
| 18 | Would it not have been better to imagine the possibility of a different , better world ? |
| 19 | Would it not have been better for them to wait until the children came home for Christmas ? |
| 20 | ‘ Would it not have been more usual for your daughter to have stayed with her mother ? ’ |
| 21 | If a pair of twins were born into one of these families , would it not have seemed significant indeed — a divine sign , a portent , a confirmation of expectations ? |
| 22 | But would it not have been better , he mused , to have left the banqueting hall and defended the Residency where there was a well ? |
| 23 | But , in that case , would it not have been enough to defend Saudi Arabia and maintain the pressure on Saddam Hussein through sanctions ? |
| 24 | Would it not have been kinder had she pretended to be glad — since it was Christmas time , after all — when Odette had come rushing to show her that letter from her father ? |
| 25 | If that is the case , would it not have been better for the hon. Gentleman to keep his own counsel when he stated publicly that we were bound to fail in our negotiations ? |
| 26 | Would it not have helped British farmers if he had said that he was determined to support us and ensure that we succeeded ? |
| 27 | Even had the bid been financed mainly with borrowed cash , would it not have been referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission ? |
| 28 | But would it not get covered in soot and spoil the clean clothes that had just been washed ? |
| 29 | Well , would it not know where that is |
| 30 | Would it not help if the board gave a written assurance to the people who 've been complaining here that they will meet them on any occasion to discuss the problem in writing please because from Brenda it appears that it just does not happen . |