Example sentences of "[modal v] i [not/n't] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why should I not be proud . |
| 2 | How should I not be discovered ? |
| 3 | But why should I not be secretive ? |
| 4 | Maybe not , but in a world of feminists demanding freedom of speech and equality everywhere possible , Why should I not be allowed to present my view ? |
| 5 | Even letting you you 've all talked about the you know employers are paying money in and so on , we do n't want the schemes wound up , er if I was the the employer , might I not be concerned if you elected a a chairman that was n't erm favourable to me ? |
| 6 | ‘ How could I not be ? |
| 7 | How could I not be when I thought of Mum Lying there in that bed day after day , completely wrecked by Dad having run off with another woman ? |
| 8 | I 'm all for missing hockey — how could I not be when my class coined a special place in the team-list for me : ‘ Lipman IVb . |
| 9 | Would I not be mother any more ? |
| 10 | Perhaps I should start by telling you something I 'll not be talking about and that is the subject of financial resources and how Lynda 's getting on in her discussions with chief secretary , I do n't suppose that comes to you as any surprise but I shall I not be talking on that but let me say that we remain committed strongly to a substantial aid programme which as far as possible is directed towards the poorest countries . |
| 11 | Will I not be awful heavy ? ’ |
| 12 | A world of cruel greed , rape , nuclear war , phallocentric control , where women are pushed to the sidelines , how can I not be afraid of you ? |