Example sentences of "n't [pers pn] be [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why could n't she be honest and tell her why she had wanted James to see Moorlake ? |
| 2 | Wo n't you be afraid while you sit down for your long wait ? ’ |
| 3 | Why should n't he be cheerful and silly ? |
| 4 | Would n't it be amazing if we could ? |
| 5 | Would n't it be nice if there were more surprises like that in all the assemblies of the godly ? |
| 6 | As Haslemere has already begun to make the town accessible for wheelchair-bound people , would n't it be nice if the town could become totally accessible for both able bodied and disabled people . |
| 7 | On the plus side , would n't it be nice if the clients were helped to look ahead and did n't go on lurching from legal hitch to last-minute legal hitch ? |
| 8 | Speaking of Deano — everyone I talked felt that as we had paid £2.7 million for a centre forward would n't it be nice if hung around near the goal or in the box for that matter instead of running all over the show and when we finally get the ball in the box there 's nobody there . |
| 9 | If this is anywhere near the true figure , would n't it be nice if Mr Dobson made a substantial donation to help fund treatment for the three-year-old handicapped boy , say £2,500 , plus another £2,500 for the echocardiograph appeal ? |
| 10 | You know , would n't it be nice if he had asked me out . |
| 11 | Would n't it be nice if overseas pilgrims to Shakespeare 's town had something to remind them of home , and there 's nothing quite so familiar as a lamp post just like the one on the corner back home in Lisbon perhaps . |
| 12 | Christmas is less than seven weeks away ; forgive us if it all seems too early , but would n't it be terrific if this year , just for a change , you really did manage to get everything done ahead of time so you could actually enjoy the break … ? |
| 13 | Would n't it be refreshing if a new course were opened which simply claimed to be a lovely place for club players to play but that it would n't really test the pros . |
| 14 | Would n't it be terrible if such and such happened ? |
| 15 | ‘ Would n't it be good if people were interested in pictures of you with no clothes on ? ’ |
| 16 | Mr Phil Gregory , Labour agent , said yesterday that , at the count , he turned to the beaten Labour candidate , Mr Douglas Naysmith , and said : ‘ Would n't it be ironic if you were beaten by people who had never even set foot in the constituency ? ’ |
| 17 | And would n't it be ironic if John Smith , after much agonising about Labour 's soul and purpose , bit the bullet , and , abandoning what many say was the reason for failure last time , promised not to put up taxes — and nobody believed him . |
| 18 | ‘ Would n't it be fabulous if we could do this every night ? ’ |
| 19 | And would n't it be awful if he ever realized that it 's not very important to us , that we 'd rather not be safe if only he had the courage to take our safety away … " |
| 20 | ‘ Would n't it be awful if a cat scratched your heart . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Would n't it be grand if we could show Mr. Olinton that Brownies are helpful and not nuisances at all ? |
| 22 | I said ‘ Well , I 'm sorry , you wo n't get it , but would n't it be helpful if you did that ’ . |
| 23 | Would n't it be great if you did n't consider your job to be actual work because you really enjoyed it ? |
| 24 | Then , after people have had their own ten seconds of breathlessness , they remember that he is competing against those mysterious , those hideously capable Americans for an Olympic gold medal , and , oh , they suddenly say , would n't it be lovely if he won ? |
| 25 | ‘ Would n't it be lovely if Terry was one of them ? ’ a colleague said , but Sarah said quietly that she had received a letter from him and knew when he would arrive . |
| 26 | ‘ Would n't it be funny if I was the next Lady Mellor ? ’ she giggled to a friend in the heat of her affair with the Cabinet Casanova . |
| 27 | He now recalls seeing a painter on his knees in a shop doorway and thinking , would n't it be funny if I , as a newcomer to this city , misunderstood the situation , and , anxious to please , knelt beside him … ? |
| 28 | So he 's would n't it be funny if he got |
| 29 | a ) How can schools ensure that records of achievement provide evidence of the skills and aptitudes required for specific employers ' needs ? b ) Would n't it be unfair if employment tests were waived for Compact graduates , but maintained for non-Compact job applicants ? c ) If local policies are negotiated regarding this issue , what will be the implications for national companies ? |
| 30 | ‘ Oh , would n't it be exciting if it landed near us ! ’ cried Hilary . |