Example sentences of "n't [adj] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Should n't that be in Africa by now ? ’ she asked . |
| 2 | Would n't that be splendid , Miss Lilian ? |
| 3 | Mrs Hollidaye said , ‘ Yes , would n't that be splendid ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Would n't that be proof ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Pat , dear , ca n't you just decide to give up drink , ca n't that be part of the new life you 're always talking about ? |
| 6 | And it 's very hot and not nice for children , so you can stay in England and go to a boarding school like Alex — wo n't that be fun ? ’ |
| 7 | Or suppose that your husband gave you a cheque for £15,000 ; would n't that be worth a hug ? |
| 8 | Wo n't that be fun ? |
| 9 | Wo n't that be a treat ! ’ |
| 10 | Would n't that be a good idea , Miss Honey ? ’ |
| 11 | The company has announced its first family of memory upgrades for Digital Equipment Corp 's new Alpha APX-based ( should n't that be Alpha AXP : when you 're busting someone 's embargo , it 's as well to get the name right ) DEC/3000 systems — now that is a name new to us , but is it right ? |
| 12 | Go left , get the sewer key , go right three times , use the sewer key , go right three times , use the sewer key on the manhole ( should n't that be person hole ? ) , go down , get plank , go right , hit torch , get saw , go down , get mouse , get woodworm , go up , left , left , down , use plank to mend floor , up , get pick axe , down , right , down , use woodworm on wooden door , right , get cheese , get mouse , hit torch , up , up , left , left , down , cut through plank with saw , down , right , get mouse , left , use pick axe on wall , go left , hit torch . |
| 13 | ‘ God love us , ’ he would mutter as he stumbled upstairs , ‘ and now would n't that be a thing ? |
| 14 | Would n't that be worth a journey ? " |
| 15 | Would n't that be a better way of keeping anyway ? |
| 16 | So should n't that be plus one ? |
| 17 | She 's dying and you 'll be the only golden eagle here then and wo n't that be nice ! ’ |
| 18 | Would n't that be it ? ’ |
| 19 | Wo n't that be nice . ’ |
| 20 | Would n't that be rather dangerous for you ? ’ |
| 21 | Madeleine asked : would n't that be a good thing for everyone ? |
| 22 | Would n't that be right , eh , Canon ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Would n't that be quite difficult to do ? ’ |
| 24 | What about a game of chess — would n't that be more interesting than following a solitary pursuit — or how about gin rummy ? ’ |
| 25 | Should n't that be a range name instead of a cell address ? |
| 26 | ‘ Now would n't that be an expensive pity ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Should n't that be potperson ? ’ |
| 28 | Would n't that be best , six hundred , no , nought point three times six hundred . |
| 29 | So in other words he makes a joke about his if they all looked like me , would n't that be awful . |
| 30 | From an employer 's point of view , would n't that be er , better if they had a key man insurance under something like erm , well under a Cover Master , for example , because if he was a long term em employer |