Example sentences of "[modal v] n't you just [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Look , could n't you just lend me some Thai money ? |
| 3 | ‘ Could n't you just drop it over the edge ? ’ suggested Patrick . |
| 4 | ‘ Could n't you just drink occasionally when you need it — like at parties ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Why could n't you just stay in the back of beyond ? ’ she said . |
| 6 | ‘ Could n't you just have written these people a letter ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Could n't you just have asked him ? ’ |
| 8 | If you wanted planning permission for the land so badly , why could n't you just ask ? ’ |
| 9 | Would n't you just love it if you knew guys jerked off just looking at you ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Would n't you just love that , Ms Rosenbloom ? ’ scoffs Anya . |
| 11 | Would n't you just kill for another piece of bread ? |
| 12 | Today it 's the good old UK and rain , would n't you just know it ? |
| 13 | ‘ Then ca n't you just give in gracefully and save us all a lot of trouble ? ’ |
| 14 | Well ca n't you just talk cos it 's not long , just a couple of minutes just talk before you revise for a little while ? |
| 15 | card ca n't you just go stra buy and just write a cheque out and go straight in ? |
| 16 | ‘ What I mean is , why ca n't you just admit that it was wonderfully exciting to fuck somebody else ? ’ |
| 17 | Ca n't you just tell me what it is ? |
| 18 | Ca n't you just leave me alone for God 's sake ? ’ |
| 19 | Why ca n't you just leave me alone ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Why ca n't you just leave me alone ? ’ |
| 21 | Why ca n't you just leave me alone ? ’ |
| 22 | Why ca n't you just leave it on ? |
| 23 | ‘ Ca n't you just build a new bridge then ? ’ |
| 24 | Why ca n't you just stay home forever , daddy ? |
| 25 | ‘ Pat , dear , ca n't you just decide to give up drink , ca n't that be part of the new life you 're always talking about ? |
| 26 | ‘ Ca n't you just explain that to your editor ? |
| 27 | ‘ Ca n't you just do the work you 're paid for ? ’ |
| 28 | Ca n't you just do a find ? |
| 29 | Why ca n't you just say : " There 's a bloke I 've met and I 'm bringing him home for tea on Tuesday . " |
| 30 | Ca n't you just say your back 's , just have a rest for a while ? |