Example sentences of "n't [pers pn] have be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hypocritical though it was , would n't she have been wiser to have led Luke on a little , been a bit more responsive when the opportunity arose ? |
| 2 | Why the hell could n't you have been nicer to her , Mother ? ’ |
| 3 | Would n't you have been wiser to call them back ? |
| 4 | would n't it have been better if they 'd done it before |
| 5 | Would n't it have been sad if she had lived her life with her mistaken Inner/Outer Face ? |
| 6 | And would n't it have been nice to catch a fish like that on the appropriate tackle for the species ? |
| 7 | There are general sort of comments that they do n't really know what the parish council does and they 're not very sure , erm , sort of it , it was mainly through the children 's card thing , perhaps a little bit of money that their child , you know did n't me meet any recognition but would n't it have been nice to know exactly what the picture had been for , and sort of the nitty- gritty does n't necessarily get filtered through . |
| 8 | ‘ But , ’ I said , ‘ would n't it have been simpler just to have snapped its neck ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Would n't it have been simpler for you to be independent back home ? ’ |
| 10 | Would n't it have been wonderful if her love had been returned . |