Example sentences of "can n't you [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And why ca n't you do gym today , Miss Isabella ? ’ said the teacher , her voice sweet and dangerous as honey spiked with arsenic . |
| 2 | ’ Why ca n't you do so-and-so ? ’ |
| 3 | Well it 's just erm ah I do n't know , I mean there 's there 's certain things I mean , it it 's like this maths I mean , I I spoke to her erm and she said yes Lee had come on and everything in his maths and I said we the thing is , I said , knowing Lee has difficulty in in th l in the high level maths , yes you do n't want to drop him , but surely I said I 'm willing to help in my spare time , Lee 's willing to do it and I said ca n't you show Lee I said I 'm not I was n't trying to tell her |
| 4 | And you can imagine her , ca n't you telling Ruth just what to do , and how to go about doing it ? |
| 5 | Ca n't you eat eclair ones ? |
| 6 | Did n't wan na tell anybody about it cos he knew they , they they could say well ca n't you organize things better than that ? |
| 7 | Well you ca n't you make tea already ? |
| 8 | And why ca n't you leave things the way they are ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Ca n't you get Ross to do something about it ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Ca n't you get grants , or something ? |
| 11 | Q.Why ca n't you play cards in the jungle ? |
| 12 | Ca n't you say pie and peas then ? |
| 13 | Why ca n't you have marmalade ? |
| 14 | ca n't you afford food |
| 15 | God you picked it up quick Yeah , look right he just goes , alright I go to him , Oh you know Kim said she ca n't you know force you or anything , and erm , yeah , he goes , he goes he still wants to be friends , and everything and he goes , tell her that do n't want to hold anything against each other , if that 's possible yeah yeah yeah and he no it 's and he said s yeah I know , I know , no he said , okay Well I du n no , you know Paul . |
| 16 | Ca n't you put gravel in your front ? |
| 17 | Ca n't you put sugar in his petrol tank or something ? |
| 18 | ‘ Ca n't you ask Delta ? ’ |