Example sentences of "well why not " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had successfully stamped it out in his own country , and if he 'd been rather too hard on the jews at the same time , well why not ? |
| 2 | Well why not ? |
| 3 | You know perfectly well why not . |
| 4 | Well why not why not go outside for funding ? |
| 5 | Well why not er encourage the canteen to charge forty |
| 6 | Clara could hardly shriek at her , you know bloody well why not , you know bloody well why I ca n't go , it 's because you 're such a bloody-minded sadistic old hypocrite , it 's because you think Paris is vice itself , and so do I , and so do I , and that 's why I want to go . |
| 7 | Well why not ? |
| 8 | A : hello Mr Parkin this is Guy Cook here B : yes A : er do you remember um sending us a er an estimate for electrical repairs * for a hundred and fifty pounds * well I 've er just had a word with the Electricity Board with an engineer called Mr Golding and he tells me that the er the list of jobs you gave us unless there 's any special circumstances should not be more than around one hundred pounds B : oh * A : well he said he 'd have to look at it of course but er is there some special reason why you thought it would cost more A : well would you be prepared to do it for the price he quoted B : no A : well why not B : I ca n't afford it not with my wages and overheads £ I have A : well £ why should I pay an extra fifty pounds if I can get it done cheaper * B : well if you can do that * do |
| 9 | ‘ Well why not ? ’ |
| 10 | Well why not ? |
| 11 | And er I think i we thought from that well why not set up a women 's support group and er see what the reaction was really from from the women you know and an I and we said in that lodge meeting will you ask everybody all the women that you know that er are involved , the friends the girlfriends and wives , to come along the next Tuesday and we 'd have a meeting of our own . |
| 12 | Open communication and they can say something like well why not kill off half the population , and you think well how stupid a thing . |
| 13 | You know to encourage him t well why not just send them a voucher for seventy f seventy five pounds to go towards an ticket next time they book ? |
| 14 | And then it sold a few , and a few more , and I thought ‘ Well why not give it a try ? ’ … and it blows my mind . ’ |
| 15 | Well why not ? |
| 16 | Well why not ? |
| 17 | Well why not ? |
| 18 | and I had a very sheltered life , I was an only child , I had n't been around much , I had n't stayed away from home erm and I came to Suffolk to visit a girl penfriend who was working at Brandeston Hall and erm she at that time was expecting to get engaged to a chappy in the village here who was , and still is a friend of Hector 's and ours , and they did n't marry in the finish but she at that time wanted me to come up to Suffolk to see her and to meet this chappy who she thought she was going to marry and erm so , it was holiday from the art school where I was and I thought well why not ? |
| 19 | Well why not ? |
| 20 | Well why not ! |
| 21 | Well why not , I do n't think that 'll go down very well |
| 22 | Well why not ! |
| 23 | Well why not ? |
| 24 | Well why not ? |
| 25 | Well why not say polo ? |
| 26 | Well why not men go to the bleeding , er well it 's like I 've never been to a proper hen night , Gary 's been to a , a stag night , with female strippers , I 'd like to go to a stag , er a hen night |
| 27 | Well why not ? |
| 28 | Well why not ? |
| 29 | Having a walkies today , well why not . |
| 30 | Well why not ? |