Example sentences of "why [not/n't] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So , damn it , why not marry elsewhere ? ’ |
| 2 | Why not renew now and be sure ? |
| 3 | Why not do likewise and build up your own record of your progress within the organisation ? |
| 4 | After all , if you can borrow ( or exchange your existing UK mortgage where you are paying rates at the highest level in real terms for over a century ) for a Swiss franc mortgage at around 9.5 per cent , a mark mortgage at just under 10 per cent , an Ecu mortgage ( Ecu is the European currency unit which is made up of a ‘ basket ’ of 10 currencies including sterling ) at about 10 per cent or a Japanese yen mortgage at just under 8 per cent , why not do so ? |
| 5 | Finally , if he was prepared to visit Sanders to make the appointment , why not do so for the lessons as well ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Well , why not do so ? |
| 7 | So why not do so ? |
| 8 | WHY NOT START TODAY ? |
| 9 | If you belong to one of the few parishes who have not yet started a discussion group then why not start now . |
| 10 | Why alter , why not hold forever now ? |
| 11 | Why not stay awhile and spend some time exploring the delights of this fascinating county . |
| 12 | If I promise to keep perfectly silent , why not stay here with me ? ’ |
| 13 | Then this mood would lift , and she could write appreciatively again : ‘ We get snatches of divine loneliness here … why not stay here for ever and ever , enjoying this immortal rhythm in which both soul and eye are at rest ? |
| 14 | Why not stay here tonight and on the morrow I will have someone take you over to Briar Cottage with a wagon ? |
| 15 | Why not gather together with other NCT members without the children for a change ! ! ! |
| 16 | Why not go elsewhere where the service is better and someone will come forward from the back to help a hard-pressed colleague in the front line ? |
| 17 | Well why not why not go outside for funding ? |
| 18 | Then I had a bright idea — why not go home to see if any more rubbish was available . |
| 19 | But , asks Bayle , why not go further still ? |
| 20 | So the second thought might be : why not integrate fully ? |
| 21 | But if trebled , why not trebled again ? |
| 22 | WHY NOT JOIN TODAY ? |
| 23 | For example , if one evening you had planned a three-egg omelette filled with cheese and accompanied by peas or baked beans , why not use only two eggs , half the quantity of cheese , but more peas or beans ; you could add a slice of wholemeal bread too . |
| 24 | ‘ Gay — why not come here ? ’ she wrote . |
| 25 | Remember , it only costs £1 a class and all the money is going to a very worthy cause , so why not enter as many different events as you can . |
| 26 | When pointing out that someone keeps quiet because he wants to make a good impression , why not say so ? |
| 27 | ‘ You want dirt , Charles , so why not say so ? |
| 28 | Why not drive straight home here and now and escape this humiliation for which I have , inexplicably , volunteered ? |
| 29 | Why not begin now , with the best ? ’ |