Example sentences of "why [pers pn] [vb base] n't [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Women like you turn my stomach ! ’ he grated harshly , and , clearly fed up to the teeth with her , ‘ I do n't know why I do n't just terminate your employment and get rid of you ! ’ |
2 | Cats do n't usually take to car travel , that 's why I do n't often take any of mine with me , and shutting them up in cages goes against the grain , but my sister 's two Burmese love the car , they 'll go and sit in the car when it parked . |
3 | That 's why I do n't ever do any work . |
4 | That 's why you do n't just get a print-out every month from us ; you get a set of charge forms . |
5 | ‘ If you intend me to infer that she was pregnant , then for the life of me I can see no reason why you do n't actually say so . |
6 | I do n't know why they do n't just open the gates and let us all out now . ’ |
7 | I do n't know why they do n't just keep the to- bloody-gether . |
8 | Of course , they are being treated with the contempt they deserve and you have to wonder why they do n't just get a life … |
9 | why they do n't just put a screen up |
10 | All that helps to explain why businessmen are keen to talk up prospects in official surveys and why they do n't really believe all that they say . |