Example sentences of "do [not/n't] [pron] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 The plans exhort those responsible to bridge the gulf but do not themselves bridge it .
2 Do not we owe it to all our children , right across the country and irrespective of their primary schools , to identify their needs , strengths and weaknesses at an early age ?
3 I like presents and all that , but — I du n no — if it 's Jesus 's birthday then why do n't we give him prezzies ?
4 Why do n't we locate them in the middle of , of fields ? why do they have them at all ?
5 Do n't we pay you enough that you have to go into the courier business ? ’
6 Why do n't we do it ? ’ and we all agreed rather tentatively that it might be a good idea .
7 ‘ So why do n't we do it ?
8 This is a great idea — why do n't we do it more often .
9 Do n't we hold him at Tracy Castle ? ’ fitzCount continued with careful emphasis .
10 Why do n't we leave it at that ? ’
11 ‘ Well , why do n't we leave it open ?
12 Do we let them look at it — contemplating — do n't we hustle them all the time ?
13 So what we 're doing is we then send them this , why do n't we pass it out to the other piece of the group ?
14 Typically we do n't we implement it in software and even in software it 's very quick because computers are ideally set up to implement these sort of systems .
15 and we do n't we needed her before because we had one typist , we do n't need that now , we c we can cover
16 ‘ Why do n't we let her go if that 's what she wants .
17 So you 're filtering it before it goes in the machine and still we 're saying , why do n't we filter it as it comes out the machine , before it goes back in the tank .
18 ‘ Why do n't we contact them ?
19 Well why do n't we call her Sam ?
20 ‘ Why do n't we call them up on the radio … ’
21 Yes , why do n't we call it a BLACK HOLE .
22 ‘ Bobo marched across the room , floorboards squeaking ’ , says Miles , ‘ and said ‘ why do n't we call it It ? ’ ’
23 I , well that was where it came from I mean cos we were all sitting there and I said well why do n't we call it it was , it was that or Bailey 's Irish Cream and absolute we could get away with .
24 Roger went on , ‘ Why do n't we put you in the canteen for a while , and I 'll go and look for my boss .
25 Need somebody to talk to the D T I , since this was a D T I funded project , why do n't we get them to let us record i a meeting or two .
26 Do n't we know it .
27 Why do n't we hit them first ? ’
28 ‘ Why do n't we take her out to dinner ? ’ said Lili .
29 Why do n't we take it to some safe place a hundred miles away and dump it at the bottom of the deep blue sea ? ’
30 So why do n't we take it from there ? ’
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