Example sentences of "[vb past] why [verb] not [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then someone asked why did n't I start an organisation selling extraordinary buildings ? |
| 2 | Well that 's what I said why did n't they surround it a mile away . |
| 3 | I said why did n't we have one big camp , for Christ 's sake . |
| 4 | When I said why did n't 'e go an' get it back 'isself , 'e said do n't ask questions . |
| 5 | However , she had met a very nice lady from Pinner who said why did n't she come along with the Lionisers ' visit to Fort House that afternoon . |
| 6 | So so when he 'd done it he said well two hundred and fifty quid I heard him and he said but I suppose you know the of it oh I do n't know and he said why did n't you do it ? |
| 7 | Said why did n't you knock him back . |
| 8 | She was annoyed , she said why did n't you get here earlier ? |
| 9 | and Dave said why do n't we |
| 10 | so she said I , I went in and I said to Geraldine I 'm going I owe you any bloody money take the bugger out me wages , she says I ai n't having people that I like being stabbed like that by people like that , she said she ai n't worth the salt of the earth , she 's the salt of the earth she said with people like that pointing to Jenny and Jane , no way , she said and I 'm going with my mates , I turned round and the next thing Janet and Janet and Barbara in there , when we got up the pub at twelve o'clock , course we were all having sandwiches me and Pam got the , me and er Barb got there , then Pam come in then a few more come and erm then the plumber and all that come in with them and I said oh girls we never clocked out , so I said oh well I 'm gon na have to take my key back to Steve , burst out laughing , so I said oh no I said why do n't we have a key cracking competition so of course that 's what we did we all took our keys out of our bag and we went ready for she 's a jolly good ready , steady , fellow , for she 's go and we cracked these ruddy keys and shoved them up in the air |
| 11 | Well talk about you think you 're but that 's what Gemma said , Gemma said why do n't we go out and have a spending spree |
| 12 | The Lord spoke to me right there in the church and said why do n't you go ? |
| 13 | but I saw him on the television last week , breakfast T V , not last week , week before , just before I got into work , and this woman on the television asking this stupid question , she said why do n't you put any opposition up in Parliament , and he hit the roof , but what the television did , they did n't switch off when he played bloody hell with 'em , excuse my French er President , but this is how it went , he could n't give a damn about you bloody lot , he kept the television on , it just showed his frustration . |
| 14 | " I said why do n't you leave him alone . " |
| 15 | So Tom 's , she going to Tom she said why do n't you come Tom ? |
| 16 | Oh w oh w er have to , up the top , you know those two she said why do n't you take your gates off like us , I said why should I ? |
| 17 | But they sort of , I mean I say , they love the kids and they love , you know , doing anything with them , but , they wo n't , and Dave said why do n't you take , oh I 'd love to do golf , and Dave says well bloody well do it , what 's stopping you ? |
| 18 | And she said why do n't you come swimming with us Rick ? |
| 19 | and like Helen , well Helen said why do n't you wait until you move , and I said well that might not be all that , you know |
| 20 | And Martin keep fucking on and on , and one day she come in here , and she said why do n't you clean ? |
| 21 | So erm and here 's another thing as well , she says erm I said why do n't you pack this job in like ? |
| 22 | I said why do n't you go and sit down there . |
| 23 | He told me that he 'd got a good home , or he 'd had a good home , and he just I said why do n't you live there ? |
| 24 | So I phoned them again and er they took it down and then I did n't see it in the paper again so when I phoned again and said why have n't you put it in she said well , of course , she said , if you pay two pounds she said two pound fifty |
| 25 | And said , so it 's completely anonymous and all that and he said oh I ca n't be bothered to send that in , so he chucked it in the bin and they phoned him up and said why have n't you sent your form in ? |