Example sentences of "not [pron] do [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Not everyone does that . ’ |
| 2 | but I know Kay was n't very pleased with Sister about these sort of erm stout things , cos Sister said well if they 're not collected by the time of the next jumble , we sort of empty the cupboard and put them all in for erm the jumble sale Kay said to me they 're not hers to do that with |
| 3 | It is n't me doing this , she was thinking . |
| 4 | Ludens thought , why ca n't I do that , why ca n't I just ask a woman to hold my hand , why ca n't I ask Franca to ! |
| 5 | ‘ Did n't I do that well ? ’ he cries . |
| 6 | I mean , that , very , very occasionally you 'll do something and you 'll think , erm why did n't I do that you think that 's stupid , you know , |
| 7 | Ca n't I do this myself , or is damage inevitable ? |
| 8 | Why has n't she done this before ? ’ |
| 9 | Well why ca n't she do that two weeks marking in that first week she needs to unwind ? |
| 10 | Well , did n't you do that yourself on the way here ? a voice whispered to him . |
| 11 | Be careful not to qualify praise ( do not , for instance , say , ‘ Thank you for taking out the rubbish — why do n't you do that all the time ? ’ ) . |
| 12 | I hey can also really put people on the spot : ‘ Should n't you do that ? ’ ( really a command ) , ‘ Why has this happened ? ’ ( needing justification ) . |
| 13 | Christ do n't you do that to me , and I mean ever . |
| 14 | Ca n't you do that ? |
| 15 | ‘ Why did n't you do that when you first arrived ? |
| 16 | Why ca n't you do that , instead of being so … so destructive . |
| 17 | ‘ Could n't you do that ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Could n't you do that for me , love ? ’ |
| 19 | Well I , did n't you do that mum ? |
| 20 | Ca n't you do that ? |
| 21 | Why did n't you do that when we were here ? |
| 22 | ‘ Do n't you do all that then ? ’ |
| 23 | Now if one was missing , there 'd be a report ; ‘ Why did n't you do this ? |
| 24 | Your teachers can say , Oh why do n't you do this . |
| 25 | why do n't you do this ? |
| 26 | I could n't say ‘ Why do n't you do this for me ? ’ or ‘ I want this or that . ’ |
| 27 | She had difficulty in keeping her own tears back when Cara asked brokenly , ‘ Could n't you do this one thing for me ? |
| 28 | And you 've done them a bit all green have n't you , why do n't you do some of erm |
| 29 | Ca n't you do any smokable models ? |
| 30 | Accepting that the calculations can take years to complete , he asked : ‘ If we can spend 10 years on an experiment , why ca n't you do these calculations ? ’ |