Example sentences of "why [verb] [adv] we " in BNC.
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| 31 | One of the Palestinian guerrillas turned irritably to a companion and asked : ‘ Why do n't we shoot at them ? ’ |
| 32 | The question is not what can we do about the greenhouse effect , but why do n't we do anything ? |
| 33 | As Bob Hope said of the Stealth bomber , ‘ If it is supposed to be invisible to radar , why do n't we just not build it and tell the Russians it 's there ? ’ |
| 34 | ‘ Why do n't we get a microwave ? |
| 35 | So why do n't we both get back to work now , instead of nattering on like a couple of housewives over the garden fence ? ’ |
| 36 | Why do n't we first build buildings in the most economical and obvious way like people did in simpler times ? ’ , the talk is aimed at 15–18 year olds . |
| 37 | Why do n't we go to Thrush Green for good ? ’ |
| 38 | ‘ If we can do it , why do n't we ? ’ |
| 39 | When the States invaded Panama , the typical reaction was ‘ why do n't we keep our noses out of other people 's business ’ . |
| 40 | Why do n't we live long enough |
| 41 | Why do n't we artists 114 years later ? |
| 42 | ‘ Why do n't we ring a garage and have them meet me at your car with the keys ? |
| 43 | ‘ Why do n't we talk about something other than racing ? ’ |
| 44 | Why do n't we go to Venice on the Orient Express ? |
| 45 | At these times , when the dreams of the new church being the embodiment of close affection one to another have disintegrated , members are tempted to ask : Why do n't we give up ? |
| 46 | ‘ Why do n't we go up on the moor and look for George ? ’ asked Sarah . |
| 47 | ‘ She 's in such agony , ’ stormed Perdita , ‘ why do n't we just put her out of her misery ? ’ |
| 48 | ‘ Why do n't we live more ? ’ he had exhorted Theo . |
| 49 | ‘ And after lunch she said , why do n't we take the car and go and look at this siege in Balcombe Street ? |
| 50 | Questions can be very controlling : for instance– ‘ Why do n't we go out ? ’ means that the answer has to he well reasoned out . |
| 51 | ‘ Our business rivals are thinking like this , so why do n't we ? ’ , |
| 52 | ‘ All the departments who are successful in this company have used these methods , so why do n't we ? ’ , |
| 53 | And since it looks as if we 're all goin' to the same place , why do n't we take our kit to the left luggage then see if we ca n't find that canteen ? ’ |
| 54 | ‘ Look — why do n't we celebrate ? |
| 55 | Why do n't we abandon the original plan and go straight to Debenham and Freebody , as we 're so close . |
| 56 | ‘ Look , why do n't we go for a drink tonight and then we 'll talk . ’ |
| 57 | ‘ Why do n't we all go and look together ? ’ he said . |
| 58 | ‘ Why do n't we let her go if that 's what she wants . |
| 59 | And why do n't we just change our name to New Morrissey Express and be done with it ? |
| 60 | Why do n't we just call it New Mancunian Express and have done with it ? |