Example sentences of "why [verb] [adv] [pron] leave [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Margaret panicked , she 'd got the wrong number , the wrong place , the wrong advertisement , why did n't they get off the line , why did n't they leave her — |
| 2 | Yeah why did n't they leave it open ? |
| 3 | There was no reply and Clarissa said they could n't hear him , so why did n't he leave it ? ’ |
| 4 | Why did n't he leave it alone , ? |
| 5 | ‘ Then why did n't you leave him to it and get on with your own life ? ’ |
| 6 | Why do n't we leave it at that ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Well , why do n't we leave it open ? |
| 8 | Why do n't you leave him ? |
| 9 | " I said why do n't you leave him alone . " |
| 10 | You know , like erm maybe one of them 'd say , Well you know , I 'd say , well why do n't you leave her with erm your boyfriend for the day , and you have a day off and have a break ? |
| 11 | Why do n't you leave me alone ? ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Well look , I mean why do n't I leave it to you to get in contact with |