Example sentences of "[verb] n't you [verb] it [adv prt] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ But why did n't you talk it over with your mother or your aunt before you went ahead with something quite so drastic ? ’ enquired Daphne on the twenty-sixth day . |
2 | Did n't you copy it out ? |
3 | Did n't you wear it up town yesterday ? |
4 | Did n't you hit it off ? ’ |
5 | Did n't you write it in ? |
6 | Did n't you turn it on ? |
7 | And do n't you send it back either . ’ |
8 | has it come off ? , your space suits come off has it ? , alright , here , well stand still or I ca n't put it on while you 're jumping about come here jumping bean , do n't you want it on ? |
9 | Do n't you want it on ? |
10 | Well why do n't you do it down here ? |
11 | Often those on the outside calmly suggest , ‘ Why do n't you talk it out , quietly and urbanely ? ’ |
12 | Why do n't you give it up , Karen ? |
13 | Go on I tell you what why do n't you flip it over and start on the other side , even though it says this side done , this is an old tape from a seismograph and er we were afraid to use it in our work but I think the sound 's alright on it , you flip it over and where it says this side down , put that side up and use the other half of the tape and let me hear your comments back . |
14 | Well alright , but can you , can you not get rid of a couple of the boxes and what 's this thing there ? well why do n't you tip it up the other way and give yourself a bit more room , tomorrow Deana what 's that , your dictionary ? |
15 | Well why do n't you answer it up here ? |
16 | Why , why do n't you take it off ? |
17 | Why do n't you take it in with you ? |
18 | ‘ Why do n't you get it over with ? ’ |
19 | So I phoned them again and er they took it down and then I did n't see it in the paper again so when I phoned again and said why have n't you put it in she said well , of course , she said , if you pay two pounds she said two pound fifty |
20 | ‘ Have n't you figured it out yet ? ’ |
21 | ‘ Have n't you taken it up with him ? ’ |
22 | or have n't you finished it off yet |