Example sentences of "would [not/n't] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hilaire Belloc would not I think have liked his eponymous monastery ; it is modern and spruce , with sacred literature in showcases and a monk sitting at a reception desk . |
| 2 | No probably not , no course she would n't I think Jonathan 's with Mrs . |
| 3 | It 's something I 've thought about but I I I guess the cost would be horrendous but they would n't I do n't know . |
| 4 | I 've I would n't I do n't think I would go out if somebody said , Would you come and sing er at such and such a thing . |
| 5 | It 's important but I , I would n't I do n't want to er get carried away with the fact that we 're not performing well because we are performing well . |
| 6 | And I mean I would n't I mean it 's no way , even Sid says I would n't drive all the way up there to see them . |
| 7 | What would n't I give to be in your shoes now ! |
| 8 | ‘ Barry , excuse me for asking this , but why would n't I want to see where I was going ? ’ |
| 9 | But er put it this way , I 've been on courses , like I would n't I use it . |
| 10 | ‘ Why would n't I know it ? |
| 11 | Anyway he would n't I know what he said about working Saturdays but like , you used your car as well and it was n't just when you said that as well . |
| 12 | I , would n't I know ? |
| 13 | Would n't I fall asleep in class tomorrow ? |
| 14 | Would n't I like to curl up on the sofa ? — and mostly I enjoyed the sweaty heaving pleasures of the British Legion do , where the guests galumphed and the men got drunk and waved bottles around — and one thing I noticed through all the ranks of society , no matter what the background , or the income , or the form the party took , was that as the evening wore on women would begin to look pained and patient and longed to get home , but did n't like to say so for fear of being accused of ruining the evening 's fun . |
| 15 | Oh , would n't I like to be a fly on the wall when you tell her the latest ! |
| 16 | Why would n't I have made it ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Would n't I need to know what to shout about ? ’ |