Example sentences of "why i should [adv] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is there any reason why I should not send you to prison for a very long time ’ |
| 2 | Now that the Press releases have all been dispatched , the publicity details more or less finalised , I see no reason why I should not put you out of your misery , allay those nasty suspicious thoughts of yours ! ’ |
| 3 | Now tell my why I should not have you killed or make you into slaves . ’ |
| 4 | And when I left home for the first time , it suddenly occurred to me that there was no reason why I should n't change it . |
| 5 | I like that dress , and I do n't see why I should n't wear it . |
| 6 | But rather than see people going without , erm if I had access to good clothing , I did n't see why I should n't give it to them . |
| 7 | ‘ No reason why I should n't suggest it , ’ she said briskly . |
| 8 | Sam here 's asked me to be his wife , and I do n't see why I should n't tell him yes . " |
| 9 | ‘ Give me one good reason why I should n't kill you ? ’ |
| 10 | I always intended to visit him after the war , but you know how it is : things were difficult , I was confoundedly busy at the University , I did n't particularly want to see Viola again though you 've got to swallow the pill with the jam , have n't you , and there was no particular reason why I should n't see her again . |
| 11 | ‘ You 're beginning to make me wonder why I should n't see her , ’ he said blandly . |
| 12 | ‘ My dearest David — although I do n't have the faintest idea why I should still call you this after what you told me last night — I 've had a long think . |