Example sentences of "[vb base] [Wh adv] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you can not comment say why not . |
| 2 | Instead of getting worked up about who is or is n't in the Queen 's Honours List why not demand the scrapping of a far more cynical honours system University Honorary Degrees . |
| 3 | Look why not come down to my cottage now , and we 'll have lunch there — I never have much more than just a picnic myself — then we can go across this afternoon , and maybe take tea to have on the island ? |
| 4 | You will know about using the voice and body and know how not to exhaust yourself . |
| 5 | They know how not to analyse it , it is true , but are given no positive guidance which will enable them to get around the menace of voluntarism . |
| 6 | ‘ You know why not . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You know why not , ’ said Camille . |
| 8 | " You know why not . |
| 9 | " You know why not . " |
| 10 | ‘ You know why not . |
| 11 | Fucking go somewhere else then now you know where not to go do n't you ? |
| 12 | speculate why not , of course . |
| 13 | I choose when not to shut up . |
| 14 | Dinner had been cleared from the dining room , which looked self-conscious and redundant , as dining rooms do when not in use . |
| 15 | ‘ I wonder why not ? ’ |
| 16 | It says on here do no dismantle once the , I wonder why not , wonder why that is ? |
| 17 | I mean why not ? |
| 18 | I know , well she could n't anyway , but I mean why not ? |
| 19 | I can understand why she works in a hotel but I mean why not in Cardiff or something like that ? |
| 20 | Yeah but can you imagine cos then like she 'll go out to the pub or something , get drunk and then like someone will come up to her and she 'll be like no I ca n't cos he 's in Saudi Arabia , you know it 'll suddenly er hit her I mean why not , he 'll never know . |
| 21 | " I ca n't say that I see why not . |
| 22 | Other factors affecting growth explain why not all plants welcome unlimited light . |