Example sentences of "[Wh adv] do [not/n't] we [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | At the Marquee , Phil 's father said that Ralph was using us — he just wanted us to play tonight and then it was all over , we 're finished , so why did n't we finish now ? |
2 | 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 ? ’ |
3 | Why do n't we start right at the beginning of the tape ? |
4 | Q ; Why do n't we advertise more , so that when people are thinking of buying a gift , the first thing that comes to mind is Wedgwood ? |
5 | ‘ Why do n't we meet sometime , Matt ? |
6 | I heard Brad having a conversation again today about Ooh I do n't feel ye I heard him saying why do n't we feel very happy about this and not and not happy with the subjects and I do n't feel very happy about running the session so go up this way he 's never done the work you see so he 's trying to learn it from i instructions and things and a lot of the time you need to have actually done it to be able to talk about it |
7 | Why do n't we go somewhere more comfortable and discuss them ? |
8 | ‘ But if you really do n't like my kissing you in public , why do n't we go upstairs , where it 's more private ? |
9 | ‘ Why do n't we shoot instead ? ’ |
10 | And I 'm certainly prepared to admit that from the point of view of erm evolution , I too am er little more than a biodegradable package er for my genes , because , after all , if natural selection really were about fitness and perfecting the organisms , in terms of making the organism more perfect , more fit , more survivable , why do n't we live forever , or , or almost forever ? |
11 | Why do n't we live long enough |