Example sentences of "[modal v] n't the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why should n't the poor thing get angry , going deaf as he did ? ’ |
| 2 | Everybody else enjoys shopping why should n't the deaf community enjoy it as well ? ’ |
| 3 | Mr Enright asked : ‘ If a principal duty of government is the prevention of crime , has n't this government failed spectacularly and should n't the Prime Minister immediately announce he will set up a Royal Commission to make urgent proposals to prevent this ? |
| 4 | Should n't the over-riding aim of conservation be the saving of natural species and ecosystems , regardless of how much unnatural management this may entail ? |
| 5 | Could n't the new incentive of a £5,000 reward act as a trigger for the vital information detectives need to set justice on its way ? |
| 6 | Why could n't the other girl understand ? |
| 7 | He waited for him to answer and when it became obvious that he could n't the older man voiced what he hoped was true . |
| 8 | Air miles to Australia were suggested to the richer members of both clans : why could n't the happy couple honeymoon in Brighton ? |
| 9 | Would n't the right thing be to write to London Transport withdrawing the complaint , and send a friendly letter to the conductor himself explaining the meaning of ‘ Ms ’ and asking his tolerance for opinions differing from his own ? |
| 10 | Well , we ca n't the only way stop it all together and that ai n't gon na . |
| 11 | I would like to ask , why , when there co-operation at the , the Strathclyde bus company they have buses that are running choc-a-block constantly full , but then again suddenly a bus that does n't pay its full way is taken off and people that are dependant on that bus are left without any transport , why ca n't the busy bus subsidise the bus that is n't ? , because after it its public transport , so is it a complete and utter profit that the buses are running for or is it for the convenience of the public ? because it is |