Example sentences of "n't [pers pn] [vb infin] something [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " Did n't I see something in the paper about one of them sinking ? |
| 2 | Could n't you fix something with Neville ? |
| 3 | ‘ Please , ca n't you do something for us ; we are nothing , the least of things , why should anyone pay any attention to us ? |
| 4 | Why do n't you do something with your deaf , your sign language again ? |
| 5 | ‘ Ca n't you do something about these pictures ? ’ she asked Wilcox . |
| 6 | Tugging the jeans over her thighs , she said : ‘ Why do n't you do something about that bitch at Larksoken , the one suing Neil ? |
| 7 | Why did n't you do something about it ? |
| 8 | No you do n't you do something like that browny colour . |
| 9 | ‘ Ca n't you suggest something to them ? |
| 10 | remember the , the red and the whites and grey Lego that I , you 've got that , why ca n't you build something with that ? |
| 11 | ‘ Why do n't you shout something to him ? ’ |
| 12 | Did n't you have something from before the kidnap ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Dora , did n't you say something to me about trying to have a word with Dieter yesterday morning , before you went off to your interview ? ’ |
| 14 | mm why do n't you say something to her ? |
| 15 | ‘ Did n't you say something about a picnic ? |
| 16 | Why do n't you write something about it for Fem Sap ? |
| 17 | Well why on earth , if you 're s , y'know , you embark on that route why do n't you put something in the budget for the fruits of that exercise and we believe that you can save money by that and that er this is going to be one of those budgets that 's gon na end up er under strength at the end of the day because of that . |
| 18 | So when the boys and I met and they said over tea I th , well why do n't we do something about a love affair , it just seemed right . |
| 19 | ‘ Document A. That the man , who was belligerent on several occasions at first , threatening the social worker called in by the Visitor , said it was no business of theirs as it was a family matter and that the girl 's father , his own brother , had given his consent , and what more could you want , and there was no higher authority than that , and no wonder there was so much crime on the streets if the government took away the father 's power , and why did n't they do something about crime on the streets instead of invading people 's homes . |
| 20 | ‘ They wanted more details and I said it was a murder dammit and why did n't they do something about it and he said ‘ Another of those ’ and … well they must do something . |
| 21 | Why do n't they do something about it ? |
| 22 | If there is a God of love , a God who cares then why does n't he do something about it ? |
| 23 | Why does n't he do something about it ? |
| 24 | And you know , for you and I , so often , imagine , think back to the time when you did not know Jesus Christ how easy it was to blame God for this and for that , if there 's a God of love in heaven why does n't he do something about it ? |
| 25 | Well why does n't , ca n't he do something about that or does he |
| 26 | Well why did n't he put something in |
| 27 | I mean why does n't he say something about it ? |
| 28 | Does n't he say something about there 's gon na be ten thousand small schools in a few years and erm |
| 29 | ‘ Would n't it buy something for the girls here or put someone through school even if you did n't want to take it for yourself ? |