Example sentences of "could [not/n't] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Could n't I go ? ’ |
| 2 | " Could n't I go instead ? " , |
| 3 | Why could n't I do the DOPACS ? |
| 4 | ‘ Could n't I stay down a bit longer , please ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Could n't I talk to you ? ’ |
| 6 | And er I could n't I mean I do a lot of gardening there were n no problems at all , so I took them t well you can see what 's left . |
| 7 | No you could n't I mean er at you know the the doors would n't be open be I mean you know , you could picture a wardrobe without a door , but you were working you were sandpapering that on the inside and er maybe brushing it up and down and then sandpapering that again and then they had to go over with what we call the rubber . |
| 8 | No I could n't I mean , and these people are Jehovah Witnesses who sold me this house and my feelings about the commercial probity of Jehovah Witnesses are that they have n't any commercial probity . |
| 9 | So erm these two girls , I could n't I mean I was reading but could n't tell but they could . |
| 10 | Why could n't I see them , and tell them soy ? |
| 11 | ‘ Could n't I see her , before she goes in for surgery ? ’ |
| 12 | could n't I have been left alone |
| 13 | Why could n't I have been born to be successful and brainy ? |
| 14 | I always knew I was adopted , so why could n't I have had the whole truth ? |
| 15 | ‘ Why could n't I have told you ? ’ |
| 16 | My own case dragged on for months , swamped with innuendos — if another student was having a clandestine consensual affair , why could n't I have been too ? |
| 17 | Why could n't I have had that last time ! |
| 18 | Could n't I mate ? |
| 19 | Could n't I put it on ? |
| 20 | COULD N'T I LOSE WEIGHT BY MAKING MY BODY NEED MORE CALORIES ? |
| 21 | And why could n't I find another Steve Adorable ? |
| 22 | ‘ Could n't I get a mask ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ But could n't I get hold of his address , somehow ? |
| 24 | I could n't I say I could n't eat . |
| 25 | Why could n't I let these people help me ? |
| 26 | Could n't I try to help people ? ’ |