Example sentences of "why do n't you do [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why did n't you do that when you first arrived ? |
| 2 | Why did n't you do that when we were here ? |
| 3 | Now if one was missing , there 'd be a report ; ‘ Why did n't you do this ? |
| 4 | Be careful not to qualify praise ( do not , for instance , say , ‘ Thank you for taking out the rubbish — why do n't you do that all the time ? ’ ) . |
| 5 | And you 've done them a bit all green have n't you , why do n't you do some of erm |
| 6 | Your teachers can say , Oh why do n't you do this . |
| 7 | why do n't you do this ? |
| 8 | I could n't say ‘ Why do n't you do this for me ? ’ or ‘ I want this or that . ’ |