Example sentences of "[vb past] why [verb] not you [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Said why did n't you knock him back . |
| 2 | So so when he 'd done it he said well two hundred and fifty quid I heard him and he said but I suppose you know the of it oh I do n't know and he said why did n't you do it ? |
| 3 | She was annoyed , she said why did n't you get here earlier ? |
| 4 | " I said why do n't you leave him alone . " |
| 5 | The Lord spoke to me right there in the church and said why do n't you go ? |
| 6 | I said why do n't you go and sit down there . |
| 7 | and like Helen , well Helen said why do n't you wait until you move , and I said well that might not be all that , you know |
| 8 | but I saw him on the television last week , breakfast T V , not last week , week before , just before I got into work , and this woman on the television asking this stupid question , she said why do n't you put any opposition up in Parliament , and he hit the roof , but what the television did , they did n't switch off when he played bloody hell with 'em , excuse my French er President , but this is how it went , he could n't give a damn about you bloody lot , he kept the television on , it just showed his frustration . |
| 9 | And Martin keep fucking on and on , and one day she come in here , and she said why do n't you clean ? |
| 10 | So Tom 's , she going to Tom she said why do n't you come Tom ? |
| 11 | And she said why do n't you come swimming with us Rick ? |
| 12 | He told me that he 'd got a good home , or he 'd had a good home , and he just I said why do n't you live there ? |
| 13 | So erm and here 's another thing as well , she says erm I said why do n't you pack this job in like ? |
| 14 | Oh w oh w er have to , up the top , you know those two she said why do n't you take your gates off like us , I said why should I ? |
| 15 | But they sort of , I mean I say , they love the kids and they love , you know , doing anything with them , but , they wo n't , and Dave said why do n't you take , oh I 'd love to do golf , and Dave says well bloody well do it , what 's stopping you ? |
| 16 | And said , so it 's completely anonymous and all that and he said oh I ca n't be bothered to send that in , so he chucked it in the bin and they phoned him up and said why have n't you sent your form in ? |
| 17 | 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 |