Example sentences of "why [vb base] [not/n't] you [vb infin] to " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Why do n't you speak to Gioella ? |
2 | ‘ Why do n't you speak to him ? ’ |
3 | Why do n't you speak to the mothers of those babies ? |
4 | Why do n't you pretend to be still mad and go back ? |
5 | ‘ Why do n't you go to Australia and talk to the Vincenti woman before you start bothering us ? ’ |
6 | She was walking at its head when she turned and said , ‘ Why do n't you go to school , Ben ? ’ |
7 | Why do n't you go to our nice new archdeacon ? ’ |
8 | Alice said , " Why do n't you go to the short-term housing people ? |
9 | Oh yes , ’ she said to my father , ‘ why do n't you go to the house and bring us something to drink ? ’ |
10 | My dad used to sit here and say " Why do n't you go to the doctors ? " |
11 | ‘ Why do n't you go to bed , Lissa ? |
12 | ‘ Then why do n't you go to Mr Rowse ? ’ said Apricot . |
13 | Why do n't you go to them ? ’ |
14 | Why do n't you go to the Parquet ? ’ |
15 | ‘ Why do n't you go to sleep ? ’ she suggested with exasperation , though a little tiny part of her was rising to the verbal sparring with him , taking a perverse pleasure in the challenge of matching wits with him . |
16 | Still going to Guildford , why do n't you go to Ikea ? |
17 | Why do n't you go to sleep ? |
18 | Why do n't you go to bed ? |
19 | Why do n't you go to bed and go to sleep ? |
20 | Yous do your week 's training , why do n't you go to the army cadet for a week ? |
21 | Why do n't you go to your bedroom until tea 's ready . |
22 | Jo said : ‘ Why do n't you talk to mum , she 's sitting here . ’ |
23 | I said , ‘ Why do n't you talk to me ? ’ |
24 | When one caller transgresses this line of demarcation , asking the presenter Dolores what she thinks of a terrorists ' kidnapping , she replies ‘ That would be a little outside the scope of this programme Charlie , there 'll be experts commenting again in the morning to tell you what to think of it , why do n't you talk to me about yourself … ’ ( 80 ) . |
25 | Why do n't you talk to people in the streets , you 're the parcels man ai n't you ? |
26 | ‘ Why do n't you talk to your mother ? ’ he asked . |
27 | Why do n't you drink to it ? ’ |
28 | Why do n't you want to formally second it ? |
29 | ‘ Now , why do n't you reverse to the bridge ? |
30 | ‘ Why do n't you write to us about it ? ’ |