Example sentences of "[adv] [Wh adv] do n't you [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | So why do n't you tell me all about this experiment of yours ? |
2 | ‘ So why do n't you give him a break ? |
3 | So why do n't you move away , Sam ? |
4 | So why do n't you piss off back to where you come from and leave the decent people of that once great borough alone . |
5 | In our group , we said to one member , ‘ Every time you say something , we find ourselves acting on it , so why do n't you contribute more ? ’ ’ |
6 | It may have escaped your notice , Dr Blake , but you were n't the only one who missed dinner and , frankly , I 'm starving , so why do n't you stop arguing and go and get dressed ? |
7 | I do n't care one way or another , so why do n't you make up your mind . |
8 | ‘ So why do n't you go and find a girl you really like and who likes you very much . ’ |
9 | ‘ No , ’ they replied , ‘ so why do n't you start something ? ’ |
10 | ‘ I told her to ask you — so why do n't you rush after her right now ? |
11 | And there 's no ’ a thing you can do about it , lassie , so why do n't you sit back and enjoy it ? |
12 | The concept has so much potential — so why do n't you invest ? |
13 | So why do n't you avoid a lot of unpleasantness and unlock the door ? ’ |
14 | ‘ I 've nothing to do until Monday , so why do n't you stay over , Robert ? |
15 | So why do n't you admit supplying and then John can stay out and look after the kids , like ? ’ |
16 | So why do n't you do as I say and drop it ? |
17 | I 'll go back to London , I 'll move to a new district , I 'll start seeing Sophie on a regular basis , I 'll do my job as if I were any competent lawyer , and I 've come here alone , you bastard , so why do n't you do whatever you 've got in mind ? |
18 | ‘ So why do n't you do just that ? ’ said Harvey . |
19 | ‘ So why do n't you do the ordering for tomorrow as usual ? |
20 | ‘ So why do n't you like Janice ? |
21 | Look , we 're a bit quiet at the moment , so why do n't you take an extra ten minutes on your tea break and go and see her ? |
22 | I 'll do afternoon surgery , so why do n't you take a few hours off ? |
23 | So why do n't you try listening for a change ? ’ |
24 | Mike tells me that there is a remote possibility we may have misjudged you after all , so why do n't you try spinning me this fairy-tale ? ’ |
25 | How you are going to get him there is not so obvious — so why do n't you accept him as he is and with the surroundings he now loves ? ’ |
26 | ‘ So why do n't you ask him if we can have it ? |
27 | Bathrooms do n't have to be purely functional , so why do n't you put up a shelf , and fill it with plants . |
28 | So why do n't you put an end to it here and now and tell me the truth ? |
29 | ‘ So why do n't you sell it down-Level and solve all your problems ? ’ |
30 | So why do n't you see more of the range out there on the British apron ? |