Example sentences of "n't [pers pn] [vb infin] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ca n't I go along the burn ? ’ |
| 2 | Why ca n't I hang in the night of infinity for ever with the meanings wheeling like stars ? |
| 3 | Not only does n't she blink at the mess , she does n't sneak into the kitchen to give her mug an extra wash before the coffee 's poured into it . |
| 4 | ‘ Now , why do n't you reverse to the bridge ? |
| 5 | Or do n't you bother with the distinction ? ’ |
| 6 | Yous do your week 's training , why do n't you go to the army cadet for a week ? |
| 7 | Why do n't you go to the Parquet ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Did n't you go to the shop , then ? ’ |
| 9 | Oh yes , ’ she said to my father , ‘ why do n't you go to the house and bring us something to drink ? ’ |
| 10 | Why wo n't you go to the chiropodist . |
| 11 | Did n't you go round the world last year ? |
| 12 | Where , why did n't you walk on the pavement , on the path . |
| 13 | Why did n't you start at the top and work across instead of working down ? |
| 14 | ‘ Wo n't you start at the beginning ? ’ |
| 15 | " Why do n't you start with the brothel then ? " she asked , watching him closely . |
| 16 | Could n't you tell with the meter er th th th the control whether it 's worth it or not ? |
| 17 | ‘ Ca n't you tell by the sponge cake ? ’ |
| 18 | Ca n't you tell by the designer hat ? |
| 19 | Why do n't you sit on the chair and do it ? |
| 20 | Why do n't you sit on the pouffe and let grandma sit there . |
| 21 | cheerfully , why do n't you sit in the tree and sing to me , when all the moss and , was in place the chaffinch went to find her hair . |
| 22 | You do n't you sit in the basket . |
| 23 | ‘ Ca n't you lean against the door ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ When I got home on the evening that it was announced Terry Venables had taken out an injunction , one of my children was very nervous and said ‘ Why do n't you throw in the towel ? |
| 25 | ‘ Did n't you sleep on the goose ? ’ said Masklin . |
| 26 | Why do n't you come to the villa , and I 'll cook you a meal and we can listen to the folk singer by the pool ? ’ |
| 27 | I said the libraries are closed on Wednesdays and Fridays , why do n't you come to the library with me today because it 's closed on a Wednesday and Friday . |
| 28 | ‘ Why do n't you come into the drawing-room ? |
| 29 | Why do n't you come in the sitting room with me away from daddy ? |
| 30 | ‘ Oh , Mum , do n't you jump on the bandwagon . |