Example sentences of "[noun] why do n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | To be on the safe side why do n't we stand the zinc bath out the rear and let that fill up with rainwater ? ’ |
| 2 | If you knew it was Rohnson why did n't you put his name down ! |
| 3 | The winners of The Northern Echo Why Do n't You ? |
| 4 | Well , if a brick layer lays bricks why does n't a plumbers lay plums and it said the little boy to his mother . |
| 5 | I think it 's a wonderful exercise why does n't it happen more often ? |
| 6 | If the Manic Street Preachers are so Jonathan-Kinging radical why do n't they go round Channel 4 and kick Terry Christian 's smug , ugly , homophobic face in and then cut Amanda De Torybimbo 's Barbie-doll head off with a rusty cake slice ? |
| 7 | If you 're eating your lunch why do n't you have a chair ? |
| 8 | ‘ If he is so keen on these ideas why does n't he apply them to the Cabinet ? |
| 9 | And you know , for you and I , so often , imagine , think back to the time when you did not know Jesus Christ how easy it was to blame God for this and for that , if there 's a God of love in heaven why does n't he do something about it ? |
| 10 | You have plenty of weapons why do n't you kill him , then I can use his old hut to keep bees in . " |
| 11 | ‘ I thought for Christ 's sake why does n't he shut up ? |
| 12 | So all these a lot of these firms are not up to the job why do why do n't you sack them people are not up to the job why do n't they get sacked ? |
| 13 | So I goes Mr why do n't you just let girls into the club as well ? |
| 14 | One , what , one that we erm , one , yes , yes , but as a group why do n't we review having another prisoner when we got |
| 15 | His son Alf , the skinhead , had said that he would personally strangle any Muslim he found messing with his wife , adding that if Tehran was such a great place why did n't the bastards go back there ? |
| 16 | And in truth why did n't you ? |
| 17 | I ca n't understand it because if they 've got fewer beds why do n't they , they just hide a few of the beds they 've got already ? |
| 18 | ‘ I tell you what , if it 's a nice day why do n't your mother and I come down to the tournament on Sunday ? |
| 19 | If it 's a fun day why do n't we do a game or something . |
| 20 | and sharpened up with typical 20th-century cynicism by the American lyricist Stephen Sondheim : I 've got those " God why do n't you love me , oh you do I 'll see you later " blues , That " long as you ignore me , you 're the only thing that matters " feeling , That " if I 'm good enough for you , you 're not good enough " And " thank you for the present but what 's wrong with it ? " stuff . |
| 21 | I du n no Catherine why do n't you shut your mouth for once . |
| 22 | Oliver why do n't you leave Sammy alone ? |
| 23 | I says and at that price why do n't you buy them yourself |
| 24 | If Portia Forbes wanted to consult them this morning why did n't she ask him before the funeral . |
| 25 | Well the thing is if he can get four hundred quid why does n't he get one of them new bikes that Sinclair 's brought out ? |
| 26 | I 'm sure you 'll come up with all kinds of ideas of your own , but for starters why do n't you do something you know really well — the world of fashion . ’ |
| 27 | But there 's a lot there in my , on that other page why do n't you go and have a look . |
| 28 | Nanny why did n't you remember they was up |
| 29 | ‘ If they want our co-operation why did n't they give us prior notice ? |
| 30 | did you find it stiff sticking to a millimetre , going you crap bastard why did n't you hold it . |