Example sentences of "[vb base] n't we " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ — well anyway , I remembered the last time she was here this Mrs Heatherington-Scott made a set at Sir Harry Destry , like Thomas said , and — well , we all know what happened that time , do n't we ? |
| 2 | Why do n't we go and sit down for a few minutes and then you can decide what you want to do next ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Why do n't we go over to Richard and Jane 's one evening ? |
| 4 | Do n't we have in him a formalist , in fact an aesthete ? |
| 5 | You may ask me then : ‘ Why do n't we do just that ? why has there been this passionate search for some other method of preventing the fall in the value of money or controlling the fall in the value of money , if a cause and perhaps the major cause is undisputed , assessable and obvious ? ’ |
| 6 | But do n't we also know , if only in our dreams , that even as we do so we will one day just as surely tall down it ? |
| 7 | Why do n't we just go away for the day ? ’ |
| 8 | I mean , we all want to love him , do n't we ? |
| 9 | And the sailor said , ’ Have it your own way but if we do n't we 'll never have kids . ’ |
| 10 | 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 ? |
| 11 | ‘ But of course we know something about it , do n't we ? ’ |
| 12 | Do n't we have a kinship with the Americans , the ‘ Transatlantic branch ’ of our race ? |
| 13 | The unwanted jongleurs even proffer tourist information : apparently if we disembark at Oxford Street we 'll be in one of the finest shopping centres in the world , so why do n't we ‘ all fuck off there and buy yer wives a mink ? |
| 14 | ‘ Well , why do n't we chew on it a bit ? ’ asked the ageing Chairman . |
| 15 | ‘ Well … be a change I suppose … and we do get along very well , do n't we , Fred ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Why do n't we tidy up instead of yacketing on ? |
| 17 | Me and Lil , at least we know how to trough up good and proper , do n't we , Lil ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Why do n't we get married ? |
| 19 | ‘ We know all that , do n't we ? ’ came a voice from the back . |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't we all rather humbug about the coarseness ? |
| 21 | Turning to Emily , he added : ‘ Do n't we ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Well , do n't we ? ’ |
| 23 | Suddenly one would leap onto a bale of hay and exclaim , ‘ I know , kids , why do n't we do the show right here … ? ’ |
| 24 | They say , ‘ Why do n't we show this great movie one evening ? ’ without considering how this ‘ great movie ’ contributes . |
| 25 | ‘ And why do n't we have a bottle of champagne sent up ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Why do n't we all give what we can spare ? |
| 27 | 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 ? ’ |
| 28 | A number of dances later when the two of them were quite relaxed and thoroughly enjoying themselves , Nevil said , ‘ Why do n't we take a breather ? |
| 29 | Why do n't we leave it at that ? ’ |
| 30 | One of the Palestinian guerrillas turned irritably to a companion and asked : ‘ Why do n't we shoot at them ? ’ |