Example sentences of "[modal v] not [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why — unless perhaps we are closet retributivists or reductivists — should not offenders simply be formally denounced with words and ceremony and then set free ? |
| 2 | Should not judges be able to decide what award is justified ? |
| 3 | To be sure , the vocabulary for defining such rhythmical effects is yet to seek ; but should not critics apply themselves to seeking and finding that vocabulary , instead of pursuing semantic and allusive niceties ? |
| 4 | If it is indeed the case that time is used least economically in those subjects to which most time is allocated ( see Table 4.1 ) , should not schools , LEAs ( and indeed the NCC and DES ) took afresh at their assumptions about how much time these subjects ( that is , the National Curriculum core subjects ) really need ? |
| 5 | Should not consumers who are concerned about the welfare implications of intensive laying systems be able to shop accordingly ? |
| 6 | ‘ Why should not Englishmen arm themselves ? ’ he asked . |
| 7 | And so I decided that this was rather an unfair situation — why should n't women be able to do what a man did ? |
| 8 | Why should n't tramps sleep in cafés ? |
| 9 | Audrey Wise should n't fathers pay their |
| 10 | Should n't fathers pay their share and not exc er expect the state to provide for their children ? |
| 11 | Well then should n't fathers think about it before they produce the children ? |
| 12 | Should n't producers have welcomed the society 's aspiration to fertilize British film ideas and draw new talent into the cinema ? |
| 13 | But why should n't feminists play with language for political ends ? |
| 14 | ’ Why should n't celebrities get something out of it ? |
| 15 | Should n't targets always be set high so that we should have something to aim at ? |
| 16 | Why , for example , should n't individuals respond to a hostile report or misinformed letter in a local newspaper ? |
| 17 | Further , in response to the growing impression given to the public by the highest in the land that repudiation of the marriage vows is acceptable , ought not cardinals , archbishops and Christian leaders in general abandon their fears of seeming ‘ judgmental ’ ? |
| 18 | The union found it impossible to enforce the strike — even flying pickets could not police hundreds of separate farms . |
| 19 | And they could n't sticks |
| 20 | Could n't men stop being so right on ? |
| 21 | Why could n't men just be faithful ? |
| 22 | Would not others from needy backgrounds expect the same ? |
| 23 | Yes , would n't bangers and mash be a bit more |
| 24 | Why ca n't women whistle ? |
| 25 | Why ca n't things stay the same for five minutes ? |
| 26 | I do recall something of it now , but I ca n't details . |
| 27 | Why ca n't leopards escape from zoos ? |
| 28 | Why ca n't men and women receive equal treatment after a race ? |
| 29 | A student spokesman says : ‘ Women show off their bras , so why ca n't men do the same with THEIR underwear ? ’ |
| 30 | Read upside down I ca n't Publications looks after postal wallets . |