Example sentences of "not [pers pn] have be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why could n't I have been born to be successful and brainy ? |
| 2 | could n't I have been left alone |
| 3 | The sad thing is that if all the OAPs and others who genuinely ca n't afford the extra withheld that portion of their poll tax , my God , would n't we have been pounced on as lawbreakers and worse and dealt with ten times faster than the poll tax rebels who withhold purely for so-called political reasons . |
| 4 | ‘ As his stepmother , would n't it have been expected of you ? ’ |
| 5 | Could n't it have been to escape from having to realize that she 'd killed her lover ? |