Example sentences of "could [not/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 ? |