Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] i [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it 's all right for Ernest to change his religion to marry me , why should n't I do the same for him ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Should n't I keep the drugs ? ’ |
| 3 | It was through you I got this chance , why should n't I share the benefits with you ? |
| 4 | Why could n't I do the DOPACS ? |
| 5 | I asked myself each time , Why ca n't I make the pot boil ? |
| 6 | " Ca n't I climb the wall into your garden ? |
| 7 | Why ca n't I have the next stage ? |
| 8 | So why ca n't I have the money ? |
| 9 | I was unsure whether to make her Northern , like my own mother , which works wonderfully well with Zelma-like lines , eg. ‘ If you were me , would you wear the blue dress with the beading that everyone 's seen me in , or the new one I 've kept hanging up for two years ? ’ or ‘ Sha n't I buy the beef , then ? |
| 10 | Yet can not I have the patience to look upon your wickedness with such a … |