Example sentences of "n't [pers pn] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was n't me put the charge on the boat ! ’ the nervous man cried out . |
| 2 | that I did n't I brought the rest for Laddy . |
| 3 | Damn , she thought , why did n't I choose a chair ? |
| 4 | I do n't I 've no idea if they 're adopted or not . |
| 5 | ‘ So why have n't I done the fuck already ? |
| 6 | Why could n't I do the DOPACS ? |
| 7 | As I say I did n't I thought the girls was plus that fact it was a lot of concentration for the spooling . |
| 8 | ‘ Just because the children are easy to please , why should n't I make a bit of effort ? |
| 9 | I asked myself each time , Why ca n't I make the pot boil ? |
| 10 | Who else has n't I bet a lot of you have just lumped Luxe Luxembourg in with Germany and France . |
| 11 | ‘ Then someone asked why did n't I start an organisation selling extraordinary buildings ? |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | well I 'll switch off if I 'm being something rather good , so do n't I feel a bit sorry for those goldfish . |
| 14 | The girl on duty said no , she was sure not , why did n't I try the music shop . |
| 15 | ‘ Should n't I keep the drugs ? ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | But wo n't I need a Solicitor ? |
| 18 | ‘ Oh , dear God , why did n't I call the villagers into the castle ? ’ |
| 19 | 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 ? |
| 20 | ‘ Why do n't I have a word with that little sod Ali and see if he can arrange it all ? |
| 21 | Ca n't I have a wash and a change first , sergeant ? ’ |
| 22 | But why should n't I have a sense of humour ? ’ |
| 23 | And why the hell should n't I have a penchant for claret ? thought Helen . |
| 24 | And ask them how they 'd answer their children 's inevitable questions , such as ‘ why do n't I have a daddy like the other kids at school ? ’ |
| 25 | So why ca n't I have the money ? |
| 26 | Why did n't I have the courage to release him ? |
| 27 | Why ca n't I have an egg ? |
| 28 | The Frenchman suggested barquettes à la Neptune , or the soupe à l'oseille , to begin with , but Xanthe looked at her father and wheedled , ‘ Ca n't I have an artichoke ? |
| 29 | " Ca n't I climb the wall into your garden ? |
| 30 | ‘ Do n't I get a chance to have a quiet few minutes with poor old Sarella ? ’ |