Example sentences of "why not [verb] it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So why not do it with Xs , because there 's more chance of an error . |
| 2 | ‘ Why not do it at 'ome ? ’ |
| 3 | Why not do it at home , away from the distractions of the office , is the important thing . |
| 4 | Well , why not give it to them ? |
| 5 | My current owner , it said , is in need of succour and assistance ; why not give it to him , so you and me can go off somewhere and enjoy ourselves ? |
| 6 | And why not serve it to breakfasting passengers on airlines as the top people 's alternative to the cornflake packet . |
| 7 | ‘ Why not leave it to her ? ’ |
| 8 | Because all shareholders will benefit if performance improves ( either through Usurping present management or by frightening them into improved performance ) , why should any rational individual be the one to incur the costs ; why not leave it to someone else ? |
| 9 | Or if you 're not in a position to make a decision , why not suggest it to the woolly mammoth ? |
| 10 | The British Museum might be glad of the opportunity to study your find , so why not send it to the Keeper of Coins and Medals , who will quickly return it with his comments ? |
| 11 | If there is anything of particular local interest why not send it to your local newspaper ? |
| 12 | He just had some time to spare waiting for Maria Luisa to return and why not fill it with a bit of Ruth-baiting ? |
| 13 | Why not consider it for your top people now ? |
| 14 | Why not display it in its new position permanently , balancing it with the Northern Ireland banner on the other side of the dome ? |
| 15 | You know given that life is as it is are you okay and he said yes so I went round the gardens and I came back to him and I had a friend coming for lunch and I thought this is ridiculous , I 'm going to have something to drink and I 'm going to have a meal so I made him an enormous great wad of cheese sandwiches and some apples and a piece of cake and some biscuits and a cup of tea and I went downstairs with the milk and the sugar and cup of tea and all this stuff and I went into the gardens and this poor child he looked very defensively a second time and I said well I thought you might like some breakfast and I wrapped the second lot up so if you 've nothing later on , why not put it in your pocket and eat later in the day and I did n't know whether you took milk or sugar , so I thought I 'd better just ask you and do you know I thought he was going to cry . |
| 16 | ( Why not add it to your do-it-yourself mirror practice ? |
| 17 | If you have a problem , why not share it with her ? |
| 18 | ‘ If you are so careful of it , ’ said Allen , ‘ why not take it with you ? ’ |