Example sentences of "n't [pers pn] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Just because the children are easy to please , why should n't I make a bit of effort ? |
| 2 | ‘ Why do n't I have a word with that little sod Ali and see if he can arrange it all ? |
| 3 | But why should n't I have a sense of humour ? ’ |
| 4 | And why the hell should n't I have a penchant for claret ? thought Helen . |
| 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 | " Ca n't I climb the wall into your garden ? |
| 7 | Do n't I get a kiss for them sweeties ? |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't ye remember the name of your own neighbours , boy ? ’ |
| 9 | Why could n't she put the image of that wretched man out of her mind ? |
| 10 | Should n't she get a look in occasionally ? |
| 11 | ‘ Does n't she get the message from that ? |
| 12 | ‘ Did n't she see the cord around my neck ? ’ |
| 13 | So why do n't you avoid a lot of unpleasantness and unlock the door ? ’ |
| 14 | Why do n't you do a drawing for Grandpa ? |
| 15 | ‘ So why do n't you do the ordering for tomorrow as usual ? |
| 16 | Look why do n't you do the colouring for now and then I 'll help you do that in a little while when I 've done this bingo ? |
| 17 | Ca n't you smell the poison on him already ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Why did n't you change the paper on the packet , my dear ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Steve McQueen 's really groovy , Mom — ca n't you make a picture with him ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Why do n't you make a pamphlet of all this work ? |
| 21 | Could n't you make a sort of sponge cake with it ? |
| 22 | Did n't you make the connection with Pegasus Farm ? |
| 23 | ‘ Then why did n't you make the list out yourself , if there 's so many things wrong in it ? ’ |
| 24 | " Do n't you want a cup of tea ? " |
| 25 | ‘ Gerry , do n't you want the engine on ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Look , George , why do n't you walk the boy on ahead while I have a private word with his mother ? ’ |
| 27 | Do n't you give a shit about security ? ’ |
| 28 | Mama , wo n't you give a luncheon for my friends ? |
| 29 | You 're colleagues , friends — why should n't you hide the truth of what he did ? ’ |
| 30 | I mean , why do n't you wax the whole of your body ? |