Example sentences of "[modal v] not he be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the back of her mind a small demon was saying : ‘ Why should n't he be upset ? |
| 2 | Yes should n't he be communist . |
| 3 | And yet why should n't he be fond of her . |
| 4 | Why should n't he be cheerful and silly ? |
| 5 | Damn the man — could n't he be predictable in anything ? |
| 6 | Wo n't he be thrilled ? ’ |
| 7 | If man has evolved to maintain his selfish genes , why can not he be happy to do just that and to fulfil the other biological drives like curiosity , sociability and the desire to dominate that at one time presumably aided the survival of his genes ? |