Example sentences of "n't i be " in BNC.

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1 Have n't I been here before ? ’
2 But wait a minute , I thought , had n't I been a woman out there ?
3 Have n't I been after having a Number One record just the other , um , year ?
4 Have n't I been round yet ?
5 So your dad said well have n't I been soft ?
6 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 .
7 Are n't I being naughty , Lee ?
8 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 ?
9 I was n't I were only bandaged up .
10 Why , he asks , ca n't I be more like him , calm , assured ?
11 Sir , ca n't I be in the team ?
12 I am the centre of my life , why should n't I be my own most cherished lover ?
13 Then I thought … why should n't I be the first to grab the donkey ?
14 Would n't I be right in saying that ? ’
15 Why , if there was anything serious the matter with you , Martha , should n't I be in constant attendance upon you ? ’
16 Why should n't I be ? ’
17 Why would n't I be ?
18 ‘ Why should n't I be ? ’ said Finch .
19 ‘ 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 ?
20 Why should n't I be nice to him ?
21 ‘ So why should n't I be happy married to Harry ? ’
22 Windeler said , ‘ Why should n't I be ? ’
23 ‘ Why ca n't I be like some of them girls ! ’
24 Why should n't I be ? ’
25 Should n't I be calling them to get you , as a common house-breaker ? ’
26 ‘ Of course I am — why should n't I be ? ’
27 ‘ She 's my twin — should n't I be aware of her ? ’
28 ‘ Why should n't I be sorry for her ? ’
29 Why should n't I be ?
30 ‘ Why should n't I be ? ’
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