Example sentences of "[Wh adv] do n't i [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then someone asked why did n't I start an organisation selling extraordinary buildings ? |
| 2 | Damn , she thought , why did n't I choose a chair ? |
| 3 | Like a dutiful citizen , I checked in with the Usher and he looked at his clipboard and said there would be about a fifteen-minute wait , so why did n't I take a seat ? |
| 4 | People ask me sometimes , why do n't I get a flat and live on my own with my little girl ? |
| 5 | And ask them how they 'd answer their children 's inevitable questions , such as ‘ why do n't I have a daddy like the other kids at school ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Why do n't I have a word with that little sod Ali and see if he can arrange it all ? |