Example sentences of "[vb past] n't the " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ But why did n't the first guest get the poisoned beef ? ’ |
2 | It was n't but a few months ago that I was telling them how bad everything was , how we had to keep our spending down to new lower budgets because if we did n't the next cuts we would have to make would be human ones . |
3 | ‘ Did n't the hospital say they 'd have her met ? ’ |
4 | If it was good enough , why did n't the Government restart aid ? |
5 | ‘ But you 've got to ask the questions : why did n't the other shopkeepers have a problem , why have n't the new owners of the off-licence ? |
6 | ‘ Did n't the Roman army use conkers in their catapults ? ’ |
7 | In one recorded instance , the agent approached a farmer ( and Party member ) with the question : ‘ Well then , did n't the Führer speak well ? ’ , and received the reply : ‘ Things must be tough in the east . ’ |
8 | ‘ WHY did n't the Earl write to you himself , Guider ? ’ |
9 | Not only did n't the soft voice sound like a witch 's , thought Virginia ; the face did n't look a bit like a witch 's ; in fact , she decided , the witch sounded and looked so sweet and gentle that she could n't be a witch ! |
10 | In fact , ’ Corbett now tried to clear the doubts in his own mind , ‘ why did n't the Queen send out a search-party for her husband ? |
11 | But then why did n't the plant evolve so that it no longer attracted that insect ? |
12 | Why did n't the inspector say something ? |
13 | Did n't the request surprise you , though ? |
14 | Was he aware of the challenge he was presenting to the world he had just left and , in any case , did n't the role reversal situation feel slightly strange ? |
15 | But did n't the rise and fall of Bros and The Bay City Rollers take a little longer than one mad year ? |
16 | Did n't the girls act and dance well ? |
17 | Were n't they coming , then , and if they were n't , why did n't the all clear sound ? |
18 | So I will take the blame for that one , but why did n't the machine tuck up on the first two garments of the same size ? |
19 | Why did n't the bloody polis get on to him and clear his place out ? |
20 | Did n't the man care about that possibility ? |
21 | Did n't the man know ? |
22 | And why did n't the policeman want him to see the suite ? |
23 | Why did n't the rest come ? |
24 | But did n't the er the new Communist Party leadership simply canalize the , the discontent and use it to achieve their own political objectives rather than that discontent itself forming the basis of revolutionary change . |
25 | Did n't the operation — did n't it work ? " |
26 | Did n't the Anglicans try and have it both ways ? |
27 | Why did n't the kidnappers try to obtain the document earlier ? |
28 | Did n't the squad on Vadinamia fill you in ? ’ |
29 | ’ Did n't the thief himself tell you anything , when you questioned him ? ’ |
30 | if you did n't the wind would soon blow them down . |