Example sentences of "[vb past] n't you " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Did n't you get that the wrong way around ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Why did n't you try Amsterdam ? ’ |
| 3 | Did n't you like that ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Gah ! ’ said the filthy creature worming along her bones and veins , ‘ you thought you 'd chat up that woman , did n't you ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You said you lived near Vauxhall , did n't you ? |
| 6 | Why did n't you bring them with you ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ In that case , ’ I said , ‘ why did n't you bring it with you ? ’ |
| 8 | Why did n't you save up the bad news for after May 5 ? |
| 9 | One constable said , ‘ Why did n't you get a bit of discussion going like this before ? |
| 10 | You came to my house to see my Daddy , did n't you ? |
| 11 | Did n't you consider his request strange ? |
| 12 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ You knew , did n't you ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Did n't you have something to do with one of those Maguire girls ? |
| 15 | Pleased , that is , until I discovered that I had forgotten to bring the tea bags — the subsequent ‘ Well , why did n't you bring them then 's , ‘ Why is it always my fault 's reminded me of the Quentin Crisp line that marriage was impossible for him because he could not have tolerated an endless succession of mornings when the first words he heard were , ‘ And another thing ’ — and that there were no birds . |
| 16 | ‘ Why did n't you come back before ? ’ he asked . |
| 17 | ‘ Did n't you write ? |
| 18 | Did n't you expect them to write to you ? ’ |
| 19 | You told me about her once did n't you , Billy , ’ Marie says . |
| 20 | Why did n't you visit me ? |
| 21 | Did n't you see me looking at you ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You did lend him the money , did n't you ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Why did n't you tell me a minute ago ? ’ |
| 24 | You saw him coming in , did n't you ? ’ |
| 25 | And when she took this most precious creation to art school , the teacher said : ‘ Zena , why did n't you tell us ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Why did n't you support me ? ’ |
| 27 | He went ashen and screamed at me , ‘ Why did n't you tell me earlier ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Why did n't you wake me ? ’ |
| 29 | The neighbours , once in the picture , were kindness itself — though the woman who had rung me , standing smoking on the steps , shouted after me : ‘ Took your bloody time , did n't you . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Did n't you feel it ? ’ |