Example sentences of "n't he [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , would n't he rather have Terry as a sort of permanent worker anyway ? |
| 2 | Would n't he rather wait twenty-four hours ? ’ |
| 3 | Why could n't he simply accept that she was not about to defer to his wishes and go ? |
| 4 | Why did n't he just stay where he was behind the vehi Everyone else was taking their time . |
| 5 | ‘ If he 's a secret friend of the Moslems , why does n't he just give them the money directly . |
| 6 | Every appearance of the boy Samuel is greeted with , ‘ Ah , does n't he just remind you of Kevin/Michael/little Christy ? |
| 7 | Why ca n't he just interview me , ask my experience as a waitress ? |
| 8 | Why could n't he just talk about it reasonably ? |
| 9 | Why wo n't he just admit he 's as bald as an egg ? |
| 10 | ‘ Why does n't he just admit he 's half queenie ? |
| 11 | ‘ Why does n't he just wear a cocktail dress ? ’ asks Richard . |
| 12 | Why did n't he just go while she could still maintain some degree of composure , this deliberate distancing of herself from the rapture that had possessed her before the telephone rang ? |
| 13 | Why did n't he just vomit in public like some of his colleagues ? |
| 14 | God , why does n't he just shut up , stop poking his nose in ? |
| 15 | Why did n't he just say she looked absolutely wonderful ? |
| 16 | If that was what the speaker intended to say , why did n't he just say it ? |
| 17 | Could n't he just have a tractor ? ’ |
| 18 | So why could n't he just have a photograph of his sales team portraying the kind of team spirit that runs throughout the branch ? |
| 19 | Why could n't he just get over her ? |
| 20 | A wild idea occurred to him — why did n't he just get his spare shirts and the few pieces that he 'd picked up while he 'd been staying here , throw them all into a bag , and jump on a train or a bus to present himself on their doorstep ? |
| 21 | ‘ But does n't he even want to say goodbye ? |
| 22 | I bet he does n't he even read what was in . |
| 23 | ‘ But could n't he even raise a finger so we 'd know he can understand us ? ’ |
| 24 | Does n't he ever think ‘ Enough is enough . |
| 25 | Did n't he ever stop talking , poking his nose in ? |
| 26 | ‘ Did n't he ever do anything good for you ? ’ |
| 27 | Did n't he ever write to your mother at some time or other ? ’ and she said , ‘ I … |
| 28 | Why did n't he ever buy me anything ? |
| 29 | Does n't he ever get frightened ? |
| 30 | Making Iris voice carefully casual , he asked : ‘ Does n't he ever ask where you 're going when you sneak out on Sunday afternoons leaving him to look after the child ? ’ |