Example sentences of "[pron] [not/n't] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How should I not be discovered ? |
| 2 | Maybe not , but in a world of feminists demanding freedom of speech and equality everywhere possible , Why should I not be allowed to present my view ? |
| 3 | Perhaps I should start by telling you something I 'll not be talking about and that is the subject of financial resources and how Lynda 's getting on in her discussions with chief secretary , I do n't suppose that comes to you as any surprise but I shall I not be talking on that but let me say that we remain committed strongly to a substantial aid programme which as far as possible is directed towards the poorest countries . |
| 4 | ‘ Should she not be consulted ? , |
| 5 | Moving upwards , how could she not be dragged down by the truth about Daisy ? |
| 6 | But she would n't go , and in any case might she not be misunderstood , ill-treated , and all my fault ? |
| 7 | Henry had not wanted to bring Louisa on the expedition but she had cried to go , and the adults insisted that she not be left behind . |
| 8 | Would she not be allowed to make tea at other times ? |
| 9 | Who not be hung for a sheep as for a lamb . |
| 10 | In the central and southern parts where there are Moslems , a pig 's life is easy — because one of the nice things about being an ‘ unclean ’ animal is that , not only can you not be eaten , you are not supposed to be killed , even for raiding crops . |
| 11 | How can you not be moved ? |
| 12 | How can you not be involved ? |
| 13 | Would you not be indicating end of key stage three somehow ? |
| 14 | So he sa , I said to her well I 'd rather you not be insured with us ! |
| 15 | Why would you not be allowed on the phone . |
| 16 | ‘ Until we get an abattoir approved , not only can meat itself not be imported , neither can the many traditional products containing meat like steak and kidney pie in canned or frozen form . ’ |
| 17 | Would we not be touching on areas that are sub judice , or which are the subject of possible legal action , which may or may not be taken ? |
| 18 | But would we not be calling |
| 19 | Is professional money advice still a subject creditors can afford to ignore , or should we not be moving towards full recognition and co-operation and all its implications ? |
| 20 | If we seek historically aware performances in this repertory , should we not be seeking to make informed decisions about tempos and their relationships ( and consequent effects on inequality ) by considering the available evidence of mensural traditions , time-words and notated timings , rather than ignoring it ? |
| 21 | Why can we not be told ? |
| 22 | Could we not be told that after Wellesley 's magnificent Arabian charger , Diomed , left him by a brother officer killed in a squalid duel , was piked at Assaye he insisted he should be nursed back to fitness and not put down like the other wounded horses ? |
| 23 | If it 's happening so often then should we not be having our own procedure for that to happen ? |
| 24 | Oh that 's November , December can we not be doing something in those five weeks on the environment ? |
| 25 | Now howsoever the procuration of funeral , the manner of buriall , the pompe of obsequies , bee rather comforts to the living , then helpes to the dead ; and although all these ceremonies be despised by our parents on their death-beds , yet should they not be neglected by us their children , or nearest of kindred , upon their interments . |
| 26 | Yes but could they not be brainwashed if you like into thinking well there 's nothing much wrong there is n't such a thing as evil |
| 27 | Why should they not be aired on the Floor of the House ? |
| 28 | Surely these workers are provided with Health and Safety equipment and should they not be made to wear them by someone in authority ? |
| 29 | Of his specific criticisms , he cautioned , ‘ It 's absolutely vital that they not be taken out of context ’ and that every ‘ significant ’ matter was ‘ satisfactorily resolved ’ and that he consistently blessed IBM with clean audit opinions . |
| 30 | If resources are to be used to increase pensions , should they not be used to target those in greatest need , rather than spreading across the board and benefiting both rich and poor ? |