Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] not [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Yeah you run the tape do n't you to tune these in . |
2 | of a , a sort of er , a programme do n't they like , er built in them |
3 | The Greater York figure does n't I think change as a consequence of what Mr Curtis has said . |
4 | You been in the bedroom have n't you mate ? |
5 | ‘ No problem , but if you want me in the village do n't you think I 'd better get some transport of my own ? |
6 | you need a microscope do n't you to see it |
7 | Call Me Old Fashioned , I thought was a good title , and A Licence to Print Money would have been another good title for a bestseller , but it had rather a rapacious sound do n't you think ? |
8 | I 'm corning in there , so for Lord 's sake do n't you hurt me . ’ |
9 | But now we can reveal that the man behind No. 7 smash Do n't You Want Me is … |
10 | –Whyever do n't you take her home with you to be a lady 's maid ! ’ |
11 | at the end of the day once your eyes are shut like that you 've only , you 've only got your imagination have n't you left ? |
12 | Well I quoted the three thousand as it stood , and , but Wayne wo n't , Wayne wo n't take that , in fact Wayne says on the phone did n't he tell him |
13 | ‘ Why the devil did n't he ring me to say you were coming ? ’ |
14 | Then in exasperation , ‘ Why the devil did n't you stop me sooner ? ’ |
15 | Bearing in mind that you 're rich enough to live in Surrey , and some people ca n't even afford a roof over their head do n't you think you have a moral obligation towards these people ? |
16 | spoke to since then , they says , why the heck did n't you say summat ? |
17 | Husband : Listen ; on our wedding day did n't I say it ? |
18 | If you 're so keen on procreation , why in God 's name did n't you marry Alison ? |
19 | ‘ Jean , ’ she cried , her eyes blazing , ‘ why in God 's name did n't you write ? ’ |
20 | Put them on top of my pizza do n't you think ? |
21 | But if Gramps had known all this , why in heaven 's name had n't he warned her ? |
22 | I mean he 's nice do n't his wife does n't you know . |
23 | I thought to myself well why the devil does n't he put it over the other side . |
24 | Do n't want people to say god does n't she look haggard for thirty three . |
25 | How long have you been waiting for this car , a while have n't you Spen ? |
26 | If you choose to abandon formality ( 'Why do n't we discuss this over a drink ? ' ) then you are playing high status in that you 're taking this decision , and allowing the other person perhaps to rise above their station . |
27 | I say and we cleaned all fire and everything out this morning did n't we do well ? |
28 | Also every team needs a bit of luck — the Spurs game is a prime example did n't we hit the post twice and conceede a dubious free kick which gave them their goal ! |
29 | It 's got a nice edge has n't it look ? |
30 | ‘ Something unpleasant about the whole affair do n't you think ? ’ |