Example sentences of "[vb mod] n't you [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Could n't you even wait to tell us you were going ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Could n't you just leave the whisky , I 'll drink it all , wake up in the morning no , make that the afternoon — with a head that feels like you hit me over the skull with the bottle , and you sleep in the car ready for that long and demanding journey down the notoriously dangerous A74 tomorrow ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Look , could n't you just lend me some Thai money ? |
| 4 | ‘ Could n't you just drop it over the edge ? ’ suggested Patrick . |
| 5 | ‘ Could n't you just drink occasionally when you need it — like at parties ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Why could n't you just stay in the back of beyond ? ’ she said . |
| 7 | ‘ Could n't you just have written these people a letter ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Could n't you just have asked him ? ’ |
| 9 | If you wanted planning permission for the land so badly , why could n't you just ask ? ’ |
| 10 | But ca n't could n't you perhaps develop then the the er stage door club could do more perhaps more meals and maybe erm have tickets that take in the cost of a meal so you actually . |
| 11 | Why could n't you actually have J U G , one G , L E ? |
| 12 | ‘ Would n't you rather meet in the lobby ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Would n't you rather sleep in a room ? |
| 14 | ‘ Would n't you rather go for a ride this afternoon ? ’ |
| 15 | WOULD N'T YOU RATHER TELL ME AGAIN ? |
| 16 | ‘ Would n't you rather wait until tomorrow ? |
| 17 | ‘ And you ? ’ said Andrée , ‘ Would n't you rather keep her to yourself ? ’ |
| 18 | I shouted to Steve ‘ Hey Steve , would n't you rather have failed on this route than have succeeded on the Japanese Route ? ’ |
| 19 | Do n't you , almost , you can almost hear behind the text saying , would n't you rather have a woman like that |
| 20 | Would n't you rather have a woman with a mind of her own ? |
| 21 | Would n't you rather have a hot cross bun ? |
| 22 | But er that lady ha who 's had that extension done about cutting the branches er would n't you rather see it like that ? |
| 23 | Would n't you just love it if you knew guys jerked off just looking at you ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Would n't you just love that , Ms Rosenbloom ? ’ scoffs Anya . |
| 25 | Would n't you just kill for another piece of bread ? |
| 26 | Today it 's the good old UK and rain , would n't you just know it ? |
| 27 | Would n't you ever do it if it was life or death ? |
| 28 | ‘ Then ca n't you just give in gracefully and save us all a lot of trouble ? ’ |
| 29 | Well ca n't you just talk cos it 's not long , just a couple of minutes just talk before you revise for a little while ? |
| 30 | card ca n't you just go stra buy and just write a cheque out and go straight in ? |