Example sentences of "why do [not/n't] you [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 ? |
| 2 | Why do n't you sit on the chair and do it ? |
| 3 | Why do n't you sit on the pouffe and let grandma sit there . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Why do n't you sit in that seat ? |
| 6 | Why do n't you stay for school lunch instead of sandwiches ? |
| 7 | ‘ Why do n't you stay at home and help Aunt Bedelia with the dandelions ? ’ he suggested . |
| 8 | Why do n't you think about others for a change ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Why do n't you move into the nurses ’ home at the hospital , make some friends and have some fun ? ’ he had suggested , and Belinda had done so . |
| 10 | ‘ Why do n't you speak to Gioella ? |
| 11 | ‘ Why do n't you speak to him ? ’ |
| 12 | Why do n't you speak to the mothers of those babies ? |
| 13 | Why do n't you pretend to be still mad and go back ? |
| 14 | ‘ Why do n't you sing for us now ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Why do n't you sing for us ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I told her to ask you — so why do n't you rush after her right now ? |
| 17 | " Why do n't you start with the brothel then ? " she asked , watching him closely . |
| 18 | ‘ First of all why do n't you start by telling me just exactly what it was that upset you today ? ’ |
| 19 | One of my had a house which was actually a shop previously , but it wa was on the back street , so his suggestion why do n't you go into business ? |
| 20 | ‘ Why do n't you go into space ? ’ asked Faisal . |
| 21 | ‘ Why do n't you go to Australia and talk to the Vincenti woman before you start bothering us ? ’ |
| 22 | She was walking at its head when she turned and said , ‘ Why do n't you go to school , Ben ? ’ |
| 23 | Why do n't you go to our nice new archdeacon ? ’ |
| 24 | Alice said , " Why do n't you go to the short-term housing people ? |
| 25 | Oh yes , ’ she said to my father , ‘ why do n't you go to the house and bring us something to drink ? ’ |
| 26 | My dad used to sit here and say " Why do n't you go to the doctors ? " |
| 27 | ‘ Why do n't you go to bed , Lissa ? |
| 28 | ‘ Then why do n't you go to Mr Rowse ? ’ said Apricot . |
| 29 | Why do n't you go to them ? ’ |
| 30 | Why do n't you go to the Parquet ? ’ |