Example sentences of "why [verb] n't [pron] [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 31 | Why do n't you tie up a hobby with a purely personal risk like parachuting … |
| 32 | Why do n't you come up here for a week or two and I 'll show you how to knit a string bag to put hubby in then you can hang him up with the onions . |
| 33 | ‘ Why do n't you come up here and find out ? ’ |
| 34 | Then she said , quite good-temperedly , ‘ Why do n't you come up tonight when Miss Bedwelty comes to see the horses ? ’ |
| 35 | ‘ Why do n't you come up again … |
| 36 | ‘ When it finished , Tony Parsons said , ‘ Why do n't you come up here ( NME ) and work as a receptionist ? ’ |
| 37 | ‘ Well , why do n't you come up and take her out for the day . |
| 38 | Well I 'm , I 'm the same , I was talking to Rob the other day and er , I forget how I mentioned it , but I said something about , oh I think it 's because I was saying why do n't you come up like this week because he 's off this week , and er , he was making some excuse or other , oh I 've got three weeks off in the summer , oh I 'd sooner come up when I 've got this longest spell off , you know , and I want to get this chimney done and blah , blah |
| 39 | Why do n't you take up my earlier suggestion of doing a randomised controlled trial ? |
| 40 | Why do n't you take up the offer ? |
| 41 | Bathrooms do n't have to be purely functional , so why do n't you put up a shelf , and fill it with plants . |
| 42 | Why do n't you count up the French words in italics and see how many you can learn by heart . |
| 43 | I mean said the other day , Why do n't you pack up this stupid idea of picketing . |
| 44 | Why do n't I go up ? |
| 45 | " Why do n't I shut up , " he said , the anger gone from his voice and only bitterness left . |
| 46 | Why do n't I come up and help you ? ’ |
| 47 | Why does n't she sell up and move to something smaller ? |
| 48 | well it ca n't do any harm , why does n't he go up when he 's in on Wednesday , well he 's coming to the market |
| 49 | Why does n't he turn up to any practices ? |
| 50 | ‘ I thought for Christ 's sake why does n't he shut up ? |
| 51 | Why does n't someone buy up Japan before it owns everyone ? |