Example sentences of "[vb base] n't you [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't you love me any more ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ But do n't you love me any more , Jim ? |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't you tell me that ! |
| 4 | So why do n't you tell me all about this experiment of yours ? |
| 5 | Cos he 'd report there was a there were n't enough water inside the place , so he said to my father , say to him , he 'd say er do n't you tell me all thick he 'd say , I dredge the bloody river , he say . |
| 6 | Why do n't you tell me all about yourself ? ’ he invited . |
| 7 | And the same thing , that if a major client like the Health and Safety Executive said to me , Ricky we 're running a regional training week in the last week of November , and we want you for three days , you know , I , I do n't say to them well look you know , well two of those days are catch up days , I ca n't possibly do it , why do n't you move your whole regional training week to next week ? |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't you want them any more ? ’ asked Endill . |
| 9 | ‘ Drink your tea , do n't you want your nice tea ? ’ |
| 10 | Why do n't you make yourself useful , get Jenny a drink or something ? |
| 11 | " Why do n't you make yourself more comfortable ? " she asked , with a touch of joshing indignation . |
| 12 | Why do n't you make us all one ? ’ |
| 13 | Finally I said , ‘ Why do n't you make us some fresh tea while I have a go at this ? ’ |
| 14 | Why do n't you do something useful like clearing out the kitchen ? |
| 15 | " Why do n't you do something useful like sewing ? |
| 16 | Eloise , why do n't you do something remarkable in Adolph 's memory ? ’ |
| 17 | Well why do n't you do it all before and |
| 18 | Why do n't you do it one , every minute ? |
| 19 | So you could see the pattern yourself and make it easier and a lot of the time at school when the teacher 's telling you , Why do n't you do it this way ? they 're not trying to make it harder for you . |
| 20 | Why do n't you leave me alone ? ’ |
| 21 | Who do n't you leave me alone ? |
| 22 | In the method described previously , the analyst tries to select sentences ( or passages of some other size ) whose meaning is fairly ‘ neutral ’ from the emotional point of view , and will tend to avoid material such as ‘ Why do n't you leave me alone ? ’ or ‘ How can I ever thank you enough ? ’ because the lexical meaning of the words used already makes the speaker 's attitude pretty clear , whereas sentences such as ‘ She 's going to buy it tomorrow ’ or ‘ The paper has fallen under the table ’ are less likely to prejudice the listener . |
| 23 | " I said why do n't you leave him alone . " |
| 24 | I tell you what , why do n't you throw them all out and we 'll have the day off ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Why do n't you give our young friend a hand with her backpack ? — After all , she 's going to be lugging it all round Madrid this afternoon . ’ |
| 26 | Why do n't you show me this bloody photo ? ’ he asked with a snap of irritation . |
| 27 | Why do n't you show me this wondrous park of yours ? ’ |
| 28 | Do n't you think it good news ? |
| 29 | Do n't you think our own townsmen can put on a Corpus Christi play ? |
| 30 | " And do n't you quote my own lines back at me , you young pup ! " |