Example sentences of "n't [adj] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So in other words he makes a joke about his if they all looked like me , would n't that be awful . |
| 2 | Would n't that be awful ? |
| 3 | Would n't that be awful ? ’ |
| 4 | She 's dying and you 'll be the only golden eagle here then and wo n't that be nice ! ’ |
| 5 | Wo n't that be nice . ’ |
| 6 | yeah you can ride in nanny 's trolley , wo n't that be nice ? |
| 7 | Would n't that be right , eh , Canon ? ’ |
| 8 | Would n't that be splendid , Miss Lilian ? |
| 9 | Mrs Hollidaye said , ‘ Yes , would n't that be splendid ? ’ |
| 10 | Wo n't that be lovely ? |
| 11 | Would n't that be lovely to be able say well I saved the life of one child in the Sudan ? |
| 12 | And it 's very hot and not nice for children , so you can stay in England and go to a boarding school like Alex — wo n't that be fun ? ’ |
| 13 | Wo n't that be fun ? |
| 14 | That 's been for sale for some time , long as I can remember practic just imagine you 'd be in the catchment area for would n't that be fun , there 's Jason . |
| 15 | I wo n't half be surprised if they get in this time , I really will |
| 16 | I also caused quite a stir as Moby Dick , and pulled pints as the fat barman at the Dog & Duck in Stratford — well , they ca n't all be famous ! |
| 17 | But we ca n't all be famous ack-tors , can we ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ They ca n't all be guilty , ’ said Haughey . |
| 19 | Some people think they are Jesus Christ or Napoleon , but they ca n't all be right . |
| 20 | They ca n't all be right : developing reflective thinking about truth-claims |
| 21 | This will enable creative exploration of the well-worn comment " but they ca n't all be right ! " rather than saying there 's no point in the question behind the statement . |
| 22 | It would n't all be negative . |
| 23 | You 've got to have specialised departments in any big organisation — it helps a lot when people recognise that we ca n't all be brilliant loners . " |
| 24 | ‘ We ca n't all be fancy dancers . |
| 25 | We ca n't all be unsuccessful Curve soundalikes , can we ? |
| 26 | They could n't all be bad and evil . |
| 27 | It wo n't all be hard ; there 'll be , like , compensations . |
| 28 | We ca n't all be sensible ! |
| 29 | Surely they ca n't all be white and holy ? |
| 30 | Because he had the right attitude , he did n't quibble , he did n't moan he did n't criticize , he just got on with the job , and is n't that a little area that we can all work on somewhere , it comes down to that little bit of territory even , does n't it , if we 're given in the ministry and we say oh not there again , I worked that last time , I know that person in that house they 're all working , called on them and when they , I just do n't get , I just do n't get on with them , they 're not me at all , you see , we , we can go on and on in all kinds of areas ca n't we in the truth , but what an attitude to have and I thought this was a lovely expression here , look , erm , on page twenty seven , just about a third of the way down on the right hand side , he says as I have opportunity , I encourage new ones at that , that would take advantage of all privileged service , they 're given , and to learn to be content , and happy with it and just in the next paragraph at the end he says be happy and content in your present circumstances and blossom in a spiritual way in the soil where you are planted is n't that a lo a lovely expression , does n't that show a man who is spiritually alive and alert and awake , and is n't that how we should be , would n't the congregation flow and move along forward , so much better and more unitedly if we all have that lovely attitude that Jehovah service , no matter what it is , we ca n't all be public speakers , we ca n't all be giving a public talk at the district assembly can we ? |