Example sentences of "[vb mod] [not/n't] i " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | ‘ First I must wash , must n't I ? |
| 2 | " Much better actually — I must put them away in my jewel case , must n't I ? " |
| 3 | ‘ I must have my own , ’ Alexandra said to Penman , gazing absently at the silver tray he brought her , ‘ must n't I ? |
| 4 | ‘ I must have done , must n't I ? ’ |
| 5 | Hmm I must go to Croydon must n't I to change that bra . |
| 6 | I must make the Easter chocolate nest cake must n't I ? |
| 7 | Ah I must n't I must admit I do n't think I know any worse than him . |
| 8 | It clashes with Family Fortunes but I must remember to tape that must n't I ? |
| 9 | Yeah , I must have done must n't I ? |
| 10 | I say yeah I must have done must n't I ? |
| 11 | I should have known though , should n't I ? — After him nicking them chocolate flakes , them crisps . |
| 12 | I should have rang the police straightaway , should n't I ? |
| 13 | But on the other hand , I was furious ; I thought : this is ridiculous , why should n't I go out wearing what I want without getting hassle ? |
| 14 | Why should n't I have a good old weep ? |
| 15 | ‘ Why the fucking hell should n't I say it , I fucking mean it ! , |
| 16 | I am the centre of my life , why should n't I be my own most cherished lover ? |
| 17 | Why should n't I ? |
| 18 | ‘ Why should n't I ? ’ |
| 19 | Then I thought … why should n't I be the first to grab the donkey ? |
| 20 | Or should n't I ask ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Why should n't I ? |
| 22 | Instead of saying , ‘ I ca n't do that ’ , or ‘ I 'm no good at that ’ , they switched to ‘ I could have a go at that ’ , and then , ‘ well they did it , why should n't I ? ’ |
| 23 | Life is a film — why should n't I watch it ? |
| 24 | ‘ I would n't know if you could understand it , but it is a strange feeling for a sailor to sink a ship — for a split second you have the idea , should I or should n't I ? |
| 25 | Certainly I 'm going to press it , why should n't I press it ? |
| 26 | Anyway , why should n't I expect high standards from them ? |
| 27 | I 've always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why should n't I ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Should n't I keep the drugs ? ’ |
| 29 | Tom 's getting quite attached to him in a macabre sort of way , so why should n't I ? |
| 30 | Why should n't I have a different way of estimating it ? |