Example sentences of "not [pron] just [vb infin] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I tell him he must go , and if he does n't I just open the door wide to let the cigarette smell out and erm course then he as I say , I ca n't tell you what he calls me , but erm |
| 2 | ‘ Ca n't you just do the work you 're paid for ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Why do n't you just change the paper 's name to New Morrissey Express and have done with it ? ’ goes the usual enquiry , ‘ he 's on your cover every bloody week anyway ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Could n't you just leave the whisky , I 'll drink it all , wake up in the morning no , make that the afternoon — with a head that feels like you hit me over the skull with the bottle , and you sleep in the car ready for that long and demanding journey down the notoriously dangerous A74 tomorrow ? ’ |
| 5 | Well why did n't you just bring the note and show it to me ? |
| 6 | Why do n't you just open the back gate so that they can come and collect their stuff when they want it ? |
| 7 | Why do n't you just steal the briefcase and take your time ? ’ |
| 8 | Why do n't you just keep the stuff you 're wearing ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Then why do n't you just call the police ? ’ the younger woman said , agitated . |
| 10 | Ca n't you just hear the children 's playful squabbles at the rabbit hutches over whether to have that fluffy grey one as a pet , or as a casserole ? |
| 11 | Why did n't you just turn the knob ? |
| 12 | Why do n't you just put the blame on her then ? |
| 13 | Why did n't you just thrust the phone into her hand ? |
| 14 | why do n't you just get the crisps and |
| 15 | Why do n't they just print the job supplement ? |
| 16 | Do n't they just think the world of themselves ? ’ |
| 17 | Why , he asks , do n't they just pour the water on the floor and machine-gun it ? |
| 18 | However , they were originally scheduled for different nights , but it has always been possible for this scenario to arrise , so why did n't they just schedule the matches to be played at the same time no matter what ? |
| 19 | why do n't they just let the stuff grow naturally ? |
| 20 | and if you leave a message it will be dealt with and people do leave a message , whereas before when it just said I 'm sorry I 'm not available they did n't they just put the phone down . |