Example sentences of "n't she [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did n't she even want time to think things over ? |
| 2 | Why would n't she just tell him instead of giving those long , mournful glances ? |
| 3 | Why could n't she just ignore him ? she wondered despairingly . |
| 4 | Why did n't she just leave , Charlie was used to it . |
| 5 | Why could n't she just leave things and be coolly polite ? |
| 6 | ‘ And does n't she just love it ? |
| 7 | erm she 's got a family Margaret , she said she wo n't go there any more she I , I do n't know whether that er Jean does so Did n't she just cotton on quickly , she said do you know that , I said why do I want anybody wandering in my house and my kitchen , I said it 's a bit like it 's clean , why should I have somebody sort of , well I mean just because I 'm doing cooking , she said you would n't stop fancy one , you never know , she said well unless you want to stop at the , please do n't , you 'll let me still have your jam wo n't you ? |
| 8 | I said I did n't think her opinion was worth very much : if that was the opinion she had of her husband then naturally he preferred someone who admired , loved , trusted and desired him , and why did n't she just go away ? |
| 9 | Once she 'd put the phone down on him the previous night she 'd regretted her skittish way with him , and , after a heart-to-heart with Marlin in which she 'd told him she wanted to go back to England , and he 'd replied that it would all seem different in the morning and why did n't she just take a pill and lie down , she 'd decided to call him back . |
| 10 | But why does n't she just shut up and get on with it , like everybody else ? |
| 11 | Should n't she just accept that her feelings about her mother 's lifestyle were irrational , stick to her original plan , keep everything on a cool , semi-formal basis , do the job and go home ? |
| 12 | It would be easy enough to ask him straight if there was any truth in it , so why did n't she just come on out and ask ? |
| 13 | Why could n't she just relax and enjoy the evening , like everyone else ? |
| 14 | Would n't she always feel a fool , knowing they were laughing at her and her Irish ways . |
| 15 | And because she wanted to know more , she wanted to find out all there was to find out about this dark , ancient stronghold that her ancestors had known , at times she stole out from her bedchamber after nightfall and stood listening to the night rustlings and the soft settling of the old , old timbers ( and the footsteps ? did n't she still hear the footsteps every night ? ) and thought that if only she knew the right words , or if only she had the power , she could summon the enchantments and lay bare the secrets and understand this place . |
| 16 | ‘ Why does n't she ever open any windows ? ’ thought Marie . |