Example sentences of "[adv] [Wh adv] do [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ No , ’ they replied , ‘ so why do n't you start something ? ’ |
| 32 | So why do n't you move away , Sam ? |
| 33 | So why do n't you see more of the range out there on the British apron ? |
| 34 | So why do n't you admit supplying and then John can stay out and look after the kids , like ? ’ |
| 35 | In our group , we said to one member , ‘ Every time you say something , we find ourselves acting on it , so why do n't you contribute more ? ’ ’ |
| 36 | ‘ So why do n't you go and find a girl you really like and who likes you very much . ’ |
| 37 | So why do n't you tell me all about this experiment of yours ? |
| 38 | I 'll go back to London , I 'll move to a new district , I 'll start seeing Sophie on a regular basis , I 'll do my job as if I were any competent lawyer , and I 've come here alone , you bastard , so why do n't you do whatever you 've got in mind ? |
| 39 | So why do n't you use your common sense and show them some respect ? |
| 40 | I do n't care one way or another , so why do n't you make up your mind . |
| 41 | I just thought — Reg is away tonight , so why do n't you and Tessa sleep in our double bed downstairs ? |
| 42 | So why do n't you try listening for a change ? ’ |
| 43 | ‘ So why do n't you give him a break ? |
| 44 | The concept has so much potential — so why do n't you invest ? |
| 45 | Mike tells me that there is a remote possibility we may have misjudged you after all , so why do n't you try spinning me this fairy-tale ? ’ |
| 46 | So why do n't you avoid a lot of unpleasantness and unlock the door ? ’ |
| 47 | How you are going to get him there is not so obvious — so why do n't you accept him as he is and with the surroundings he now loves ? ’ |
| 48 | ‘ I told her to ask you — so why do n't you rush after her right now ? |
| 49 | ‘ So why do n't you do just that ? ’ said Harvey . |
| 50 | ‘ I 've nothing to do until Monday , so why do n't you stay over , Robert ? |
| 51 | So why do n't you just settle to knowing your place and doing your job , and just maybe I wo n't let him tear you in shreds the way he 's aching to do ? |
| 52 | ‘ So why do n't you like Janice ? |
| 53 | ‘ So why do n't you ? |
| 54 | So why do n't you put an end to it here and now and tell me the truth ? |
| 55 | It may have escaped your notice , Dr Blake , but you were n't the only one who missed dinner and , frankly , I 'm starving , so why do n't you stop arguing and go and get dressed ? |
| 56 | ‘ So why do n't you come along ? |
| 57 | So why do n't you all take a break from the city ? |
| 58 | Look , we 're a bit quiet at the moment , so why do n't you take an extra ten minutes on your tea break and go and see her ? |
| 59 | I 'll do afternoon surgery , so why do n't you take a few hours off ? |
| 60 | So why do n't you both get off prime time telly immediately and make way for the new generation ? |