Example sentences of "[vb mod] they not be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Should they not be THE key contributors to any solution of the conflict ? |
| 2 | Why should they not be travelling to cities and places beyond ? |
| 3 | But were creatures nothing more than their physical overcoats , why should they not be docile vegetarians in one stage and voracious prey-catchers in another ? |
| 4 | Should they not be picked up , the paddlers made for a second rendezvous ( phase five ) further offshore or headed back to the beach to lie up for the following night , when the submarine would come to a different rendezvous . |
| 5 | Now howsoever the procuration of funeral , the manner of buriall , the pompe of obsequies , bee rather comforts to the living , then helpes to the dead ; and although all these ceremonies be despised by our parents on their death-beds , yet should they not be neglected by us their children , or nearest of kindred , upon their interments . |
| 6 | If people are honoured for risking their lives in the not obviously useful pursuit of speed records and mountains to climb , why should they not be encouraged to do so in more worthwhile causes ? |
| 7 | Should they not be investigated as a special category of people affected ? |
| 8 | Should they not be paid salaries which accord with the status of the jobs that they perform ? |
| 9 | If resources are to be used to increase pensions , should they not be used to target those in greatest need , rather than spreading across the board and benefiting both rich and poor ? |
| 10 | Why should they not be aired on the Floor of the House ? |
| 11 | Surely these workers are provided with Health and Safety equipment and should they not be made to wear them by someone in authority ? |
| 12 | If they were not lying securely in their graves , awaiting the Day of Judgement , what might they not be up to in the long hours of darkness , as the boards creaked and the wind howled on Wuthering Heights ? |
| 13 | But , in terms of sport , might they not be on a healthier track than is New Zealand at the moment ? |
| 14 | Yes but could they not be brainwashed if you like into thinking well there 's nothing much wrong there is n't such a thing as evil |
| 15 | If pupils at school could study , say , chemistry , physics , and philosophy ; or mathematics , music , and philosophy , would they not be on the way to acquiring just that theoretical , critical , and general expertise that is needed ? |
| 16 | But why can they not be reused , redefined , in new contexts — ‘ effects ’ , for instance , as ‘ shocks ’ ? |