Example sentences of "why do [not/n't] you [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Why do n't you give him |
| 32 | Why do n't you give that one to Beverley ? |
| 33 | Why do n't you give her till half past three ? |
| 34 | Why do n't you give them to somebody for a present ? |
| 35 | ‘ Look , ’ he said , ‘ why do n't you sit out , while it 's like this . |
| 36 | And there 's no ’ a thing you can do about it , lassie , so why do n't you sit back and enjoy it ? |
| 37 | Look , why do n't you sit down and make yourself comfortable ? |
| 38 | Why do n't you sit down ? ’ |
| 39 | Why do n't you sit on the chair and do it ? |
| 40 | ‘ Why do n't you sit down instead of hovering about there ? ’ |
| 41 | ‘ Why do n't you sit there and have a rest , while I clear up ? ’ suggested Loretta . |
| 42 | Why do n't you sit down ? |
| 43 | ‘ Oh , Mum , why do n't you sit down ? ’ |
| 44 | ‘ Why do n't you sit down , Laura ? ’ he said , moving slowly across the carpet towards her . |
| 45 | Why do n't you sit down and tell me what you want for Christmas . |
| 46 | cheerfully , why do n't you sit in the tree and sing to me , when all the moss and , was in place the chaffinch went to find her hair . |
| 47 | Why do n't you sit down and read a book for five |
| 48 | Why do n't you sit on the pouffe and let grandma sit there . |
| 49 | Why do n't you sit in that seat ? |
| 50 | Why do n't you marry him , then ? |
| 51 | " If you 're as keen on him as that , why do n't you marry him yourself then ? " |
| 52 | ‘ Why do n't you marry Peg ? ’ |
| 53 | Why do n't you marry one of them ? ’ |
| 54 | Why do n't you protest loud and long when women are depicted in the media and the arts as sexual stereotypes ? |
| 55 | ‘ Why do n't you stay at home and help Aunt Bedelia with the dandelions ? ’ he suggested . |
| 56 | At one point , George Duke said to me , ‘ Why do n't you stay up here for a minute — I want you to play . ’ |
| 57 | " Why do n't you stay indoors and learn to cook and sew and wash clothes ? " |
| 58 | ‘ Why do n't you stay on and have dinner with us ? — at my parents ’ place ? ’ |
| 59 | Why do n't you stay ? ’ |
| 60 | Well , Tiffany , why do n't you stay here ? |