Example sentences of "[modal v] n't you get " in BNC.
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| 1 | After hearing defence submissions that the £600,000 payout to Mrs Sutcliffe was ‘ perverse and excessive ’ , Lord Donaldson said : ‘ It may be that the general jury approach to newspaper libel at the moment is tempered by some indignation at the way some branches of the Press are run — coupled with the feeling that , if you can get £1m on the pools , why should n't you get £1m on the newspapers too ? |
| 2 | ‘ Why could n't you get a rowing machine like anyone else ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Still , could n't you get away from it for the next week or so — till she 's gone back ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Could n't you get a grant ? ’ |
| 5 | Could n't you get one of your copies to help you ? ’ |
| 6 | Could n't you get your tooth tablet today ? |
| 7 | Could n't you get hold of her yesterday ? |
| 8 | Could n't you get in ? |
| 9 | would n't you get one in that Princess that you got at first ? |
| 10 | ‘ Ca n't you get an emergency payment of some sort ? ’ |
| 11 | Ca n't you get some more cleaning work or something ? ’ |
| 12 | Wexford did n't take the vacant seat and something in his expression must have told Cullam he wanted privacy , for he said to his wife , ‘ Ca n't you get them kids out of here ? ’ |
| 13 | Why ca n't you get on and eat your lunch ? |
| 14 | But why ca n't you get something as waterproof and practical in highly visible colours ? |
| 15 | ‘ Ca n't you get him to rustle me a couple of good bullocks ? ’ |
| 16 | Ca n't you get him out ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Ca n't you get it fixed for me ? ’ |
| 18 | She said to me , " Ca n't you get away for a few days ? " |
| 19 | Toby stood at my elbow , and when I 'd hung up and told him said , with a strange urgency , almost like despair : " No , no , not this Sunday , for Christ 's sake , ca n't you get out of it ? " |
| 20 | If you go for a pint at dinnertime you 'd Yeah you 're driving and you Ca n't you get done for drink driving ? |
| 21 | ‘ Ca n't you get any more ? ’ |
| 22 | I did mention that er I 'm a retired tax inspector and I 'm very long retired , I 've been retired for thirteen years , thoroughly enjoying it , hope you too but your first questions w must be what the devil am I doing thirteen years retired tax inspector talking to you on a technical subject , why on earth ca n't you get the real thing ? |
| 23 | Why ca n't you get these sort of people now ? |
| 24 | ‘ Ca n't you get up , Cati , please ? ’ he was calling to her . |
| 25 | ‘ Ca n't you get them on the radio ? ’ |
| 26 | Ca n't you get rid of these people ? " |
| 27 | " Ca n't you get it into your head ? |
| 28 | Quiss scowled and said , " Why ca n't you get the food to us while it 's still hot ? " |
| 29 | ‘ And when she fell for her thirteenth I said , ‘ Ca n't you get him to leave you alone ’ ( not that that 's what she wanted , knowing her ) , and she said , ‘ Well , what can I do ? |
| 30 | ‘ Ca n't you get grants , or something ? |