Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] not [pers pn] take " in BNC.
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1 | To cut a long story short , next time music retailers start moaning about the recession why do n't they take a good look in the mirror and ask themselves who actually feeds them ? |
2 | ‘ Why do n't they take a course of adult education ? |
3 | And you could quite rightly think , Why do n't they take their turn ? |
4 | A number of dances later when the two of them were quite relaxed and thoroughly enjoying themselves , Nevil said , ‘ Why do n't we take a breather ? |
5 | ‘ And after lunch she said , why do n't we take the car and go and look at this siege in Balcombe Street ? |
6 | And since it looks as if we 're all goin' to the same place , why do n't we take our kit to the left luggage then see if we ca n't find that canteen ? ’ |
7 | Why do n't we take it to some safe place a hundred miles away and dump it at the bottom of the deep blue sea ? ’ |
8 | ‘ Why do n't we take her out to dinner ? ’ said Lili . |
9 | Why do n't we take a drive down to the station to talk things out ? |
10 | So why do n't we take it from there ? ’ |
11 | ‘ Why do n't we take Harry out to dinner at the club ? |
12 | Now , ’ he added , rising to his feet and taking the plate from her hand , ‘ it 's a beautiful moonlit night — so why do n't we take a walk in the garden , and you can tell me all about the history of your old family home ? ’ |
13 | ‘ Yes , I think so , but why do n't we take my car ? ’ |
14 | Why do n't we take that to the kitchen then , it 'll be out of the way . |
15 | Why do n't we take out from access , so takes out a job number , sorry from accounts and just say take out a job number . |
16 | Why do n't yous take the train to Bangor ? |
17 | ‘ Why do n't you take me back to my house and I 'll try some other way ? ’ |
18 | — If you know about it , why do n't you take it ? |
19 | Why do n't you take a sleeping pill ? |
20 | But listen , why do n't you take Laura ? |
21 | Why do n't you take the car and drive off somewhere for a few days ? |
22 | If you 're from abroad and have never tasted an Irish Hot Half'un , why do n't you take the advice of the characters in Mr Seymour 's book and sample one there . |
23 | ‘ Dominic — why do n't you take Lee to the pub again , then come and see me later ? ’ |
24 | Now why do n't you take your croaky-faced mate and sod off back to boring boxed set land and bother the world no more ! |
25 | Why do n't you take that wet anorak off and get the fire going again while I make the drinks ? ’ |
26 | Now why do n't you take these two little boys home ? |
27 | Why do n't you take up my earlier suggestion of doing a randomised controlled trial ? |
28 | Why do n't you take something off ? |
29 | She tried to put him at ease : " Why do n't you take your coat off ? " she said . |
30 | " Why do n't you take this round tomorrow . |