Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [noun prp] do [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But unfortunately we can then easily imagine a context in which that sentence might be appropriately used , in which it is not assumed that John cheated : for example , you thought he had cheated , asked me whether he now repents , but I tell you he never did , and persuade you accordingly , and then I say so John does n't regret cheating ( Gazdar , 1979a : 105 ) . |
| 2 | I do n't even know why Theresa did n't come . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't know why Judith did n't want to go on the boat . |
| 4 | " But the authorities will want to know why Purvis did n't report the killing . " |
| 5 | Cleaning up Britain does not require international action , involve huge public expenditure , or impair the efficiency of industry . |
| 6 | I ca n't understand why Tod does n't show more gratitude for the improvement . |
| 7 | Comedians have their gags , wondering why Noah did n't swat the mosquitoes while he had the chance . |
| 8 | He could not see why Anna did not find her dull . |
| 9 | When he had gone Rain said : ‘ At least we know why Joseph did n't want a lift back to the boat . |
| 10 | With his socks , I know why Doug do n't wear them now cos er feeling really ashamed |
| 11 | It is necessary to take into account all these factors when evaluating the economic impact of land reform so that one can beg begin to understand why China did not achieve a more spectacular economic recovery during communist rule the significance of the preservation of the rich peasant economy , and also why the Party decided to focus its new policy on industrialization . |
| 12 | I never mentioned it because I thought perhaps Faye did n't like flowers in the house . |
| 13 | Olsen had called Leeds ( Wilko i guess ) and expressed his concern about Frank and inquiring why Frank did not make it . |
| 14 | Ask why John does n't use traditional Fenders and he tells you he does n't want to be limited in how he plays : ‘ Like , an A has to be played there , a G there and so on . |
| 15 | Marx , Marx did n't Marx did not anticipate leaders . |
| 16 | That explains why Brian did n't get a look in . |
| 17 | ‘ Dear God , ’ Devlin said , ‘ I sometimes wonder why Steiner does n't make his own way back across the Channel , walking on water . ’ |
| 18 | I wonder why Ranteallo did n't think of financing the funeral with them ! " |
| 19 | … She asked why Blanche did not like my book and I kindly suggested that perhaps it was the woman being scarred from a motor accident which she did n't like ( it was the book itself ) . |
| 20 | And yet does n't Shetland does n't seem so difficult to un maybe it 's because we 're Orcadian but Shetland does n't seem to be so difficult to understand for somebody outside than Orcadian is I wonder why ? |
| 21 | In the room afterwards he 'd wondered why Amanda did n't bother about the holes in her tights or the fact that her boots needed mending . |
| 22 | ‘ I did n't want to burden you with this but you 'd soon have wondered why Mackie did n't come . ’ |
| 23 | For a moment Alexei wondered why Burun did not arrest his eldest son 's questions more sharply , and then he realised with admiration how much reassurance the noble hangers-on who had swollen Burun 's retinue would draw from what they heard . |
| 24 | The inquest had taken place three years ago in Oxford , which explained why Loretta did n't remember the case : she had been in the middle of a six-week working holiday in Italy when it happened , writing a lengthy paper on women 's fiction from 1900 to 1930 . |
| 25 | But one can ask why Adorno did not investigate the origins of swing before so quickly assimilating it to the prevailing Tin Pan Alley dance-band style . |
| 26 | But I du n no why Colin do n't use the toilet . |