Example sentences of "[modal v] not [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ Should n't Newman know about this ? ’ |
| 32 | And so I decided that this was rather an unfair situation — why should n't women be able to do what a man did ? |
| 33 | Should n't Deane have had 3 pens vs Liverpool ? ? |
| 34 | Should n't Gordon , clear off will you ! |
| 35 | Why should n't Sally look nice too ? ’ |
| 36 | ‘ Anyway , should n't union membership be a separate decision from joining a political party ? ’ |
| 37 | I have followed the fitter directive but I am not convinced it is the best for the vehicle — should n't engine oil be used for engines and gear oil for gearboxes ? |
| 38 | ‘ Should n't Christian be staying up , as this party is all in his honour ? ’ she queried , with a teasing smile at Anneliese 's horrified reaction . |
| 39 | Why should n't tramps sleep in cafés ? |
| 40 | Audrey Wise should n't fathers pay their |
| 41 | Should n't fathers pay their share and not exc er expect the state to provide for their children ? |
| 42 | Well then should n't fathers think about it before they produce the children ? |
| 43 | Do you not think that almost regardless of the reply and whatever that reply contained , with what we now know with the benefit of hindsight about Liechtenstein , which was actually known by I M R O there 's not for the benefit of hindsight that was n't known at that time , should n't I M R O have refused immediately to license any organisation that was controlled out of Liechtenstein in those circumstances ? |
| 44 | Should n't producers have welcomed the society 's aspiration to fertilize British film ideas and draw new talent into the cinema ? |
| 45 | And should n't Lucy say something about her story , the subtle and extravagant passes Jay had been making at her all evening ? |
| 46 | But why should n't feminists play with language for political ends ? |
| 47 | Should n't Moores , of the famous Liverpool pools family , have taken the option offered to every football coupon gambler ? |
| 48 | Washington , Jefferson and six other Virginians besides have led our nation ; so why should n't President Charles Sherman in about thirty-five years ' time — say round about nineteen sixty — be sitting in the White House ? |
| 49 | Why should n't Gay come to Sunset Cottage , and sink or swim with them ? |
| 50 | ’ Why should n't celebrities get something out of it ? |
| 51 | Why should n't Fanshawe just have said to his wife , ‘ This young lady has missed her last train and since she lives in London I said we 'd give her a lift ’ ? |
| 52 | ‘ Should n't Sandra and Gary be getting up ? |
| 53 | Should n't targets always be set high so that we should have something to aim at ? |
| 54 | SHOULD N'T Bobby Robson come home ? |
| 55 | Should n't people of all races and nationalities be welcomed by a caring country ? ’ |
| 56 | I mean I may maybe decriminalization is part of that but I , as someone said why sho , why should n't people take er , drugs if they want to , they 're allowed to take other drugs ? |
| 57 | Should n't people have the right to pay as they choose , without having to finance the privilege ? |
| 58 | ‘ Why should n't people have an activity or hobby which causes no harm to anyone , and does n't hurt the fish , ’ says Mr Houghton . |
| 59 | Why , for example , should n't individuals respond to a hostile report or misinformed letter in a local newspaper ? |
| 60 | ‘ Should n't Jamie handle that ? ’ |