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 ? ’ |