Example sentences of "it not have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would it not have been too painful , not least having to watch another youngster take his first steps into the fatherless state ? |
| 2 | And does it not have the ludicrous implication that a two-month-old only knows more than the two-week-old because he is more active ? |
| 3 | Would it not have been a pipedream only six weeks ago to think that the Berlin Wall would be knocked down ? ’ |
| 4 | Yet would it not have been better for them if 't were not done at all ? |
| 5 | Why could it not have been there always , hard and black from the start ? |
| 6 | Since Death in Venice is also to be performed , would it not have been better to keep Grimes for the new house and to have included a Rossini opera as a nostalgic as well as topical reminder of golden evenings ? |
| 7 | What canals , bridges and noble roads would it not have made for us ? ’ |
| 8 | But would it not have been sensible to go and see for himself , before rushing off a wholly inaccurate letter ? |
| 9 | Would it not have been better to imagine the possibility of a different , better world ? |
| 10 | Would it not have been better for them to wait until the children came home for Christmas ? |
| 11 | ‘ Would it not have been more usual for your daughter to have stayed with her mother ? ’ |
| 12 | If a pair of twins were born into one of these families , would it not have seemed significant indeed — a divine sign , a portent , a confirmation of expectations ? |
| 13 | But would it not have been better , he mused , to have left the banqueting hall and defended the Residency where there was a well ? |
| 14 | ‘ Could it not have been something innocent ? ’ |
| 15 | She reflected that if Time had needed to deposit its flotsam on her doorstep , could it not have taken the form of a steady young man who caught the 5.30 train home each evening , and played cricket at the weekends ? |
| 16 | But , in that case , would it not have been enough to defend Saudi Arabia and maintain the pressure on Saddam Hussein through sanctions ? |
| 17 | Would it not have been kinder had she pretended to be glad — since it was Christmas time , after all — when Odette had come rushing to show her that letter from her father ? |
| 18 | Could it or could it not have a bearing on this present case of murder ? |
| 19 | If that is the case , would it not have been better for the hon. Gentleman to keep his own counsel when he stated publicly that we were bound to fail in our negotiations ? |
| 20 | Would it not have helped British farmers if he had said that he was determined to support us and ensure that we succeeded ? |
| 21 | Even had the bid been financed mainly with borrowed cash , would it not have been referred to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission ? |
| 22 | I was just wondering should it not have a photograph ? |