Example sentences of "why do n't [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was going to say that , I mean if we do do that why do n't we move to a position when , I know it 's not finalized yet , the P As do the twenty six fives , and we try and adapt Sarah to do the whole s the whole of the four sub teams , ma maybe the threshold has to come down a bit , but but at least we 've got some sort of parity of working throughout |
| 2 | Nan you 'll love why do n't you go back and watch your programme and have a sit down and we wo n't be two ticks eating these . |
| 3 | ‘ Caro , for God 's sake , if you have n't got anything better to do why do n't you help us ? |
| 4 | I do , clearly , do n't I. Then why do n't I like it ? ) |
| 5 | When I said why did n't 'e go an' get it back 'isself , 'e said do n't ask questions . |
| 6 | Why did n't we do the foul deed there , rather than risk facing a rugby team of accusing fingers at the inquest ? |
| 7 | At the Marquee , Phil 's father said that Ralph was using us — he just wanted us to play tonight and then it was all over , we 're finished , so why did n't we finish now ? |
| 8 | Why did n't we make a picnic by the lake ? |
| 9 | Why did n't we start raising hell straight away after Maastricht ? |
| 10 | Why did n't we pick him up ? |
| 11 | Well why did n't we see it ? |
| 12 | I said why did n't we have one big camp , for Christ 's sake . |
| 13 | Why did n't we have that one ? |
| 14 | ‘ Why did n't we realize ? ’ |
| 15 | But why did n't we get the best housing ? |
| 16 | ‘ Then why did n't we get sucked into the building like the others ? ’ said Cardiff , still holding on to him . |
| 17 | but I , he says he did n't , I mean , since she 's had the chop , but between having the first and then having the twins , the second , she went back to work then at the Building Society , so she 's got a cheaper mortgage , so why did n't they pay some off then ? |
| 18 | Margaret panicked , she 'd got the wrong number , the wrong place , the wrong advertisement , why did n't they get off the line , why did n't they leave her — |
| 19 | Yeah why did n't they leave it open ? |
| 20 | If the officers could tell us that why did n't they tell the controlling labour group , I 'm sure they did and then the question is why did n't you listen to them . |
| 21 | ‘ Jesus and why did n't they send the Devil ? |
| 22 | ‘ If they want our co-operation why did n't they give us prior notice ? |
| 23 | Why did n't they give you it ? |
| 24 | ‘ Why did n't they float ? ’ |
| 25 | Well that 's what I said why did n't they surround it a mile away . |
| 26 | Why did n't they examine my action first ? |
| 27 | So why did n't they do away with it altogether , or at least bury thing . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Document A. That the man , who was belligerent on several occasions at first , threatening the social worker called in by the Visitor , said it was no business of theirs as it was a family matter and that the girl 's father , his own brother , had given his consent , and what more could you want , and there was no higher authority than that , and no wonder there was so much crime on the streets if the government took away the father 's power , and why did n't they do something about crime on the streets instead of invading people 's homes . |
| 29 | ‘ They wanted more details and I said it was a murder dammit and why did n't they do something about it and he said ‘ Another of those ’ and … well they must do something . |
| 30 | because they do n't give a specific definition as to what a landlord is or a rich peasant or a middle peasant meant that how that there was a lot of flexibility within that and it 's only later that they have to reissue those two documents on how to analyze the classes which erm which had been published in nineteen thirty which they felt that you know the Party 's moving too far away , but why did n't they do it at the time ? |