Example sentences of "why [vb mod] [adv] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | But on the other hand , I was furious ; I thought : this is ridiculous , why should n't I go out wearing what I want without getting hassle ? |
| 2 | Why should n't I have a good old weep ? |
| 3 | I am the centre of my life , why should n't I be my own most cherished lover ? |
| 4 | Why should n't I ? |
| 5 | ‘ Why should n't I ? ’ |
| 6 | Then I thought … why should n't I be the first to grab the donkey ? |
| 7 | ‘ Why should n't I ? |
| 8 | Instead of saying , ‘ I ca n't do that ’ , or ‘ I 'm no good at that ’ , they switched to ‘ I could have a go at that ’ , and then , ‘ well they did it , why should n't I ? ’ |
| 9 | Life is a film — why should n't I watch it ? |
| 10 | Certainly I 'm going to press it , why should n't I press it ? |
| 11 | Anyway , why should n't I expect high standards from them ? |
| 12 | I 've always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why should n't I ? ’ |
| 13 | Tom 's getting quite attached to him in a macabre sort of way , so why should n't I ? |
| 14 | Why should n't I have a different way of estimating it ? |
| 15 | ‘ Why should n't I like it ? |
| 16 | Why should n't I be ? ’ |
| 17 | Why should n't I forget business — just for once ? |
| 18 | And why should n't I do as I please with my own body ? |
| 19 | If it 's all right for Ernest to change his religion to marry me , why should n't I do the same for him ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Why should n't I ? ’ she cried wildly . |
| 21 | ‘ Why should n't I be ? ’ said Finch . |
| 22 | ‘ I pay enough for the poor with my taxes , ’ he said , ‘ so why should n't I be able to make use of them in my work ? |
| 23 | Why should n't I marry their precious father ? |
| 24 | Why should n't I be nice to him ? |
| 25 | ‘ So why should n't I be happy married to Harry ? ’ |
| 26 | Windeler said , ‘ Why should n't I be ? ’ |
| 27 | Why should n't I be ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Why should n't I ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Of course I am — why should n't I be ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Why should n't I , when for the past four years I 've been allowed to say nothing at all ? ’ |