Example sentences of "[not/n't] [pers pn] [vb infin] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet can not I have the patience to look upon your wickedness with such a … |
| 2 | Can not you pay a woman to come in ? ’ |
| 3 | Do not you mean the lady Anne , little brother ? ’ |
| 4 | Why do not we set an example in Scotland , as we did for the poll tax ? |
| 5 | Should not we support the negotiating process now under way through the Conference for a Democratic South Africa , and so secure the maintenance of international pressure for rapid progress towards a new , genuinely democratic constitutional order ? |
| 6 | Nathan blushed and stammered , returning his gaze to where she herself lay ; she was , he wanted to say , the loveliest thing he had ever seen , and could not they name the baby after her ? |
| 7 | As Leader of the House , does not he have a responsibility to the whole House ? |
| 8 | If the hon. Gentleman thinks that it is not , why does not he have the courage to stand up and say so ? |
| 9 | Does not he understand the impact that that will have on British Aerospace and Rolls-Royce ? |
| 10 | If not , why will not he accept the provisions of the social charter which would attack the problem of low pay ? |
| 11 | ‘ Since there is speculation and King Richard must surely be aware of it , why does not he let the princes be seen ? ’ she asked uneasily . |
| 12 | Before the Minister takes the mote out of Europe 's eye , should not he take the beam out of his own ? |
| 13 | Why does not he address the problem seriously and put real money into solving it — or will he continue to opt out and sell out , just as the Prime Minister did for the country in Maastricht yesterday ? |
| 14 | Does not it also prove , as my hon. Friend the Member for Davyhulme ( Mr. Churchill ) said , that the Conservative Government are spending more on the health service and does not it nail the falsehoods repeatedly advanced by the Opposition ? |
| 15 | If Labour wants economic regeneration and redevelopment , why can not it support the development corporations that already exist ? |
| 16 | Damn , she thought , why did n't I choose a chair ? |
| 17 | I do n't I 've no idea if they 're adopted or not . |
| 18 | Why could n't I do the DOPACS ? |
| 19 | ‘ Just because the children are easy to please , why should n't I make a bit of effort ? |
| 20 | I asked myself each time , Why ca n't I make the pot boil ? |
| 21 | ‘ Then someone asked why did n't I start an organisation selling extraordinary buildings ? |
| 22 | Er recordwise it never happened and does never seem to happen but we can go to America and work in the Irish centres and the Irish clubs and be an Irish band but er the way we could come over here and do a concert to people in general , it does n't I think the radio situation in America for years was al always very if you were folk you played in folk programme , if you were country you 'll play in the country prog whereas here in Britain there 's one great thing with the radio system , people tend to play whatever you know if it 's easy listening programme they play whatever is is nice and easy listening you know . |
| 23 | well I 'll switch off if I 'm being something rather good , so do n't I feel a bit sorry for those goldfish . |
| 24 | The girl on duty said no , she was sure not , why did n't I try the music shop . |
| 25 | ‘ Should n't I keep the drugs ? ’ |
| 26 | Okay okay just so I ca n't I need a couple more calls to finish off the programme and take a couple more records er O nine O four six four one six four one would you ring me . |
| 27 | But wo n't I need a Solicitor ? |
| 28 | ‘ Oh , dear God , why did n't I call the villagers into the castle ? ’ |
| 29 | I was unsure whether to make her Northern , like my own mother , which works wonderfully well with Zelma-like lines , eg. ‘ If you were me , would you wear the blue dress with the beading that everyone 's seen me in , or the new one I 've kept hanging up for two years ? ’ or ‘ Sha n't I buy the beef , then ? |
| 30 | ‘ Why do n't I have a word with that little sod Ali and see if he can arrange it all ? |