Example sentences of "they [not/n't] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now howsoever the procuration of funeral , the manner of buriall , the pompe of obsequies , bee rather comforts to the living , then helpes to the dead ; and although all these ceremonies be despised by our parents on their death-beds , yet should they not be neglected by us their children , or nearest of kindred , upon their interments . |
| 2 | Yes but could they not be brainwashed if you like into thinking well there 's nothing much wrong there is n't such a thing as evil |
| 3 | Why should they not be aired on the Floor of the House ? |
| 4 | Surely these workers are provided with Health and Safety equipment and should they not be made to wear them by someone in authority ? |
| 5 | Of his specific criticisms , he cautioned , ‘ It 's absolutely vital that they not be taken out of context ’ and that every ‘ significant ’ matter was ‘ satisfactorily resolved ’ and that he consistently blessed IBM with clean audit opinions . |
| 6 | If resources are to be used to increase pensions , should they not be used to target those in greatest need , rather than spreading across the board and benefiting both rich and poor ? |
| 7 | Should they not be paid salaries which accord with the status of the jobs that they perform ? |
| 8 | Should they not be picked up , the paddlers made for a second rendezvous ( phase five ) further offshore or headed back to the beach to lie up for the following night , when the submarine would come to a different rendezvous . |
| 9 | Should they not be investigated as a special category of people affected ? |
| 10 | Why should they not be travelling to cities and places beyond ? |
| 11 | If people are honoured for risking their lives in the not obviously useful pursuit of speed records and mountains to climb , why should they not be encouraged to do so in more worthwhile causes ? |
| 12 | But why can they not be reused , redefined , in new contexts — ‘ effects ’ , for instance , as ‘ shocks ’ ? |