Example sentences of "[vb past] why do " in BNC.
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1 | At the 1987 annual ACPO conference , chief officers complained they were still having to deal with this illness and asked why do people still need to die in cells from inhalation of vomit ? |
2 | The Lord spoke to me right there in the church and said why do n't you go ? |
3 | They said why do we get poor materials ? |
4 | but I saw him on the television last week , breakfast T V , not last week , week before , just before I got into work , and this woman on the television asking this stupid question , she said why do n't you put any opposition up in Parliament , and he hit the roof , but what the television did , they did n't switch off when he played bloody hell with 'em , excuse my French er President , but this is how it went , he could n't give a damn about you bloody lot , he kept the television on , it just showed his frustration . |
5 | " I said why do n't you leave him alone . " |
6 | So Tom 's , she going to Tom she said why do n't you come Tom ? |
7 | Oh w oh w er have to , up the top , you know those two she said why do n't you take your gates off like us , I said why should I ? |
8 | and Dave said why do n't we |
9 | But they sort of , I mean I say , they love the kids and they love , you know , doing anything with them , but , they wo n't , and Dave said why do n't you take , oh I 'd love to do golf , and Dave says well bloody well do it , what 's stopping you ? |
10 | And she said why do n't you come swimming with us Rick ? |
11 | Oh yes , I used to live , we used to live in a three bedroomed semi in before we moved to our present house , and one Christmas Ken said why do n't all our family to us , which was his mother , his father , his elder brother , his wife , two little girls from them , Tony , Karen and their little one |
12 | so she said I , I went in and I said to Geraldine I 'm going I owe you any bloody money take the bugger out me wages , she says I ai n't having people that I like being stabbed like that by people like that , she said she ai n't worth the salt of the earth , she 's the salt of the earth she said with people like that pointing to Jenny and Jane , no way , she said and I 'm going with my mates , I turned round and the next thing Janet and Janet and Barbara in there , when we got up the pub at twelve o'clock , course we were all having sandwiches me and Pam got the , me and er Barb got there , then Pam come in then a few more come and erm then the plumber and all that come in with them and I said oh girls we never clocked out , so I said oh well I 'm gon na have to take my key back to Steve , burst out laughing , so I said oh no I said why do n't we have a key cracking competition so of course that 's what we did we all took our keys out of our bag and we went ready for she 's a jolly good ready , steady , fellow , for she 's go and we cracked these ruddy keys and shoved them up in the air |
13 | I said well why do n't you se she said well you 've got ta come and pick the books , I said well I ca n't come all that way , I said it 's hardly worth my while , I said why do n't |
14 | and like Helen , well Helen said why do n't you wait until you move , and I said well that might not be all that , you know |
15 | And Martin keep fucking on and on , and one day she come in here , and she said why do n't you clean ? |
16 | I said why do you work full time ? |
17 | Well talk about you think you 're but that 's what Gemma said , Gemma said why do n't we go out and have a spending spree |
18 | Of course , the woman said why do you come ? |
19 | So erm and here 's another thing as well , she says erm I said why do n't you pack this job in like ? |
20 | erm she 's got a family Margaret , she said she wo n't go there any more she I , I do n't know whether that er Jean does so Did n't she just cotton on quickly , she said do you know that , I said why do I want anybody wandering in my house and my kitchen , I said it 's a bit like it 's clean , why should I have somebody sort of , well I mean just because I 'm doing cooking , she said you would n't stop fancy one , you never know , she said well unless you want to stop at the , please do n't , you 'll let me still have your jam wo n't you ? |
21 | David the psalmist , he could see the wicked , and he said why do they prosper ? |
22 | I said why do n't you go and sit down there . |
23 | He told me that he 'd got a good home , or he 'd had a good home , and he just I said why do n't you live there ? |
24 | She said , She she 's big enough she said why do wear that great big fat always have to have heavy clothing . |