Example sentences of "why [verb] n't [pers pn] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why do n't you be content , and wait till the trial ? |
| 2 | Why do n't you be God ? |
| 3 | Mm , like , her dad says to her why do n't you be a doctor and she , but she do n't want to , you know , she wants to be in a hospital and that , she do n't want to end up in general practice |
| 4 | Like , her Dad said to her , why do n't you be a doctor ? |
| 5 | Why had n't he been given a medal ? |
| 6 | Why had n't he been called earlier ? |
| 7 | Why had n't she been able to understand ? |
| 8 | Why had n't she been glad to hear her mother was still alive ? |
| 9 | Why had n't she been in to work ? |
| 10 | Bryony , on occasions like this , was always self-righteous : the problem and answers were obvious , why had n't she been consulted ? |
| 11 | ‘ Why have n't we been affected up to now ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Why have n't you been answering my phone calls ? ’ |
| 13 | Now why have n't you been doing very well at school this week ? |
| 14 | Why have n't you been getting on very well then ? |
| 15 | By the way why have n't you been doing games for the past I do n't know six months ? |