Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] [vb infin] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | to cover a wee bit of ground here , I 'm just trying to make a point to you about how many closes you 're probably not aware for the minute , these are only a few of them , right , similar situation close , right , lost sale close , right the did n't I cover that close |
| 2 | Did n't I mention that ? |
| 3 | Ludens thought , why ca n't I do that , why ca n't I just ask a woman to hold my hand , why ca n't I ask Franca to ! |
| 4 | ‘ Did n't I do that well ? ’ he cries . |
| 5 | I mean , that , very , very occasionally you 'll do something and you 'll think , erm why did n't I do that you think that 's stupid , you know , |
| 6 | Why ca n't I remember that man 's face ! ’ |
| 7 | Why do n't I put that on her bird-table next door ? |
| 8 | ‘ Do n't I know that — ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Do n't I know that fella ? ’ said Dad , who because of his memory loss thought he 'd already seen every film or play he watched , had read every book he attempted , and knew every story he heard . |
| 10 | Did n't I take that photograph in the street for you , a couple of years ago ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Why do n't I take that wax and get it done for you ? |
| 12 | ‘ Did n't I dig that up a day or two ago ? ’ |
| 13 | Or do n't I say that yet ? ’ |
| 14 | Why should n't I pose that way if it pleases him ? ’ |
| 15 | Well why ca n't she do that two weeks marking in that first week she needs to unwind ? |
| 16 | Well why did n't she put that into practice by well refusing |
| 17 | But Adam had retorted quite.reasonably that it was his now , did n't she understand that ? |
| 18 | Why does n't she take that yellow one ? |
| 19 | Oh well , did n't she know that ? |
| 20 | Aye , does n't sh does n't she know that ? |
| 21 | Why could n't she see that ? |
| 22 | Why could n't she believe that and stop thinking about it ? |
| 23 | Do n't you reckon that 'd be dead boring though , I mean I mean |
| 24 | Do n't you reckon that 's a good idea ? |
| 25 | Do n't you care that , because of the elevated position , all the chutes and flumes and the other pipework will be visible for miles around ? |
| 26 | Well , did n't you do that yourself on the way here ? a voice whispered to him . |
| 27 | Be careful not to qualify praise ( do not , for instance , say , ‘ Thank you for taking out the rubbish — why do n't you do that all the time ? ’ ) . |
| 28 | I hey can also really put people on the spot : ‘ Should n't you do that ? ’ ( really a command ) , ‘ Why has this happened ? ’ ( needing justification ) . |
| 29 | Christ do n't you do that to me , and I mean ever . |
| 30 | Ca n't you do that ? |