Example sentences of "n't [pron] [verb] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Was n't I born and reared in a mad house ? |
| 2 | because , in fact every time I get one from someone else I always think why have n't I gone and got some of those yet ? |
| 3 | Why ca n't I go and be a clerk in the Council offices where no-one can see , is that it ? |
| 4 | Ca n't I go and get my coat all I want |
| 5 | I mean I sometimes when I 'm performing on stage and people are laughing so much in the audience I think god , you know why ca n't I go and sit in the audience and watch this , they 're laughing so much . |
| 6 | I was cleaning , cleaning it up and of course I was tapping it with a hammer was n't I to try and get all the putty you know , try and break the putty and most of it came away and I just tapped this one little |
| 7 | ‘ Why ca n't I come and see this guy for myself ? ’ |
| 8 | Budgie was a great part and I loved playing Frank Carver in Love Hurts erm and I did n't when when I was asked to do i , well w actually i it was n't a series , the writers and I were put together by a man called Alan who 's now my partner in Alfie as well he 's and he asked me why was n't I working and would he would I mind being put together with the two writers . |
| 9 | ‘ Why the hell did n't I die and be done with it ! ’ frank said bitterly . |
| 10 | Had n't she cleaned and swept for Samson long enough ? |
| 11 | Why did n't she come and visit me ? |
| 12 | ‘ But … but why did n't she come and take me with her ? |
| 13 | but I mean they were n't you know and I mean someone we did n't even know at all , so er you know all erm but I mean Lionel sat with the guy that organized it and the bus driver so he did n't feel out of it , you know , |
| 14 | Look , if you 've got work to copy up , why ca n't you study and work in |
| 15 | Alright then , he said , if you 're so keen , why do n't you go and find them yourselves ? |
| 16 | ‘ Could n't you go and see him , Guider ? ’ |
| 17 | Uncle Ern said to my cousin Jim who was some six years older than me , ‘ Why do n't you go and get that old box of fag cards for Arthur . ’ |
| 18 | Should n't you go and look for her — ? ’ |
| 19 | Why do n't you go and read a school book ? |
| 20 | I said , ‘ Wo n't you go and see him ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Why do n't you go and fit your scrambler before you forget what that is ? ’ |
| 22 | Why do n't you go and sit down ? |
| 23 | " Why do n't you go and get some more from your fucking bloody mother , from her . |
| 24 | ‘ So why do n't you go and find a girl you really like and who likes you very much . ’ |
| 25 | Presently one of the young men came to Flavia ‘ We want to dance , we need support , Aunt Rosette is against it , wo n't you go and ask Uncle Albert ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Why do n't you go and investigate , ’ he suggested . |
| 27 | Why do n't you go and buy yourself a sweater , on me ? ’ |
| 28 | Why do n't you go and chase up those roofers for me ? |
| 29 | ROS : Why do n't you go and have a look ? |
| 30 | Why do n't you go and get some breakfast ? |