Example sentences of "n't [pron] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | First of all we SUFFERED that defeat last Saturday next I knacker my ankle playing on Sunday and lastly I arrive in Northampton on Monday morning to find that we could only get tickets for Arsenal end on Tuesday ( So Gavin it was n't me being escorted away by the men in black , even though it the current season does n't improve quickly I might be escorted by mem in white . ) |
| 2 | Yammeaka — then 18 — said : ‘ I replied ‘ Yes , would n't yours be ? ’ . ’ |
| 3 | Have n't I been here before ? ’ |
| 4 | But wait a minute , I thought , had n't I been a woman out there ? |
| 5 | Have n't I been after having a Number One record just the other , um , year ? |
| 6 | Have n't I been round yet ? |
| 7 | So your dad said well have n't I been soft ? |
| 8 | She is entitled to make any contribution as a Member of Parliament , and should John Major want to seek advice I 'm sure he would , but I do n't I am certain in my own mind that that has n't happened at the moment . |
| 9 | Are n't I being naughty , Lee ? |
| 10 | And I 'm just being hysterical , I suppose , because I 've had too many of John 's terribly strong G and Ts and it 'll all look different in the morning and I 'll come to you and say sorry and was n't I being a silly girl last night , and you can pat me on the head and say yes , was n't I ? |
| 11 | I was n't I were only bandaged up . |
| 12 | Why , he asks , ca n't I be more like him , calm , assured ? |
| 13 | Sir , ca n't I be in the team ? |
| 14 | I am the centre of my life , why should n't I be my own most cherished lover ? |
| 15 | Then I thought … why should n't I be the first to grab the donkey ? |
| 16 | Would n't I be right in saying that ? ’ |
| 17 | Why , if there was anything serious the matter with you , Martha , should n't I be in constant attendance upon you ? ’ |
| 18 | Why should n't I be ? ’ |
| 19 | Why would n't I be ? |
| 20 | ‘ Why should n't I be ? ’ said Finch . |
| 21 | ‘ I pay enough for the poor with my taxes , ’ he said , ‘ so why should n't I be able to make use of them in my work ? |
| 22 | Why should n't I be nice to him ? |
| 23 | ‘ So why should n't I be happy married to Harry ? ’ |
| 24 | Windeler said , ‘ Why should n't I be ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Why ca n't I be like some of them girls ! ’ |
| 26 | Why should n't I be ? ’ |
| 27 | Should n't I be calling them to get you , as a common house-breaker ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Of course I am — why should n't I be ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ She 's my twin — should n't I be aware of her ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Why should n't I be sorry for her ? ’ |