Example sentences of "n't [pron] have [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Why , should n't I have done that ? ’ |
2 | Why could n't I have had that last time ! |
3 | Could n't you have kept quiet ? ’ |
4 | ‘ I 've just reached the moment when Susanna is getting into the bath — could n't you have chosen another time to visit ? |
5 | I 'm often asked ‘ Could n't we have done this ourselves without Doctus ? ’ |
6 | but my argument was why could n't they have done that last Friday ? |
7 | ‘ James , you 're doing an excellent job for the Maurin defence , but why could n't he have kidnapped one old woman and killed the other ? ’ |
8 | My God , could n't he have chosen another family . |