Example sentences of "[verb] why [pron] do [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | I do n't know why they do n't clear out all the very old ones and then put some people in there ! |
2 | That is a pig of a road , I must admit , I do n't know why they do n't make it into a dual carriage way . |
3 | I do n't know why they do n't wash nappies , we used to do it , I can remember washing them |
4 | D' ya know why they do n't know it exists ? |
5 | I do n't know why they do n't have time , but er they do n't . |
6 | I do n't know why they do n't write push off ! |
7 | ‘ I do n't know why we did n't notice , Mil , ’ said Maud , rallying to her friend 's side . |
8 | I do n't know why we do n't throw them away ; perhaps we are charting our progress . |
9 | I do n't know why I do n't throw you out on to the street ! ’ |
10 | On ITV 's This Morning show he said Maxwell , upset over comments made about The European newspaper , had looked out over Holborn from his apartment and said : ‘ I do n't know why I do n't end it all . ’ |
11 | I do n't know why I do n't eat it more often . |
12 | No I , well I just thought I do n't know why I do n't know why my reaction was what it was |
13 | Do n't know why I did n't think of it sooner . |
14 | I do n't know why I did n't think of it myself . |
15 | I mean that 's all it , as I say , I do n't know why I did n't think of it cos in the she well I do know why I did n't think of |
16 | I mean that 's all it , as I say , I do n't know why I did n't think of it cos in the she well I do know why I did n't think of |
17 | I do n't know why I did n't go that time . |
18 | I do n't know why I did n't go . |
19 | I do n't know why I did n't start buying them actually |
20 | I do n't , I do n't know why I did n't abandon the pair of you at birth ! |
21 | Mm , just got to go and sort them out , hang on I 'm coming up , I do n't know why you did n't go in the downstairs toilet , it would of been easier for me then would n't it ? |
22 | I do n't know why you did n't erase it after her death . |
23 | ‘ I do n't know why you do n't get old Crumwallis to make you head of the boarding section , ’ said Onyx , dumping the baby down in its playpen and ignoring its grizzles of discontent . |
24 | ‘ I do n't know why you do n't push me in a canal , ’ she said sulkily , her mouth pouting . |
25 | You know I do n't know why you do n't have or ! |
26 | I do n't know why it does n't crop up because it 's cheaper than an ordinary one , so why it does n't |
27 | It is so similar to the language that he used on previous timetable motions that I do not know why he does not take a tape and mime to it . |
28 | Erm , but on the other hand we had early season , you know , from Stuart and he seemed to interest in away but I do n't know why he did n't play much at the end of the season . |
29 | And : ‘ I do n't know why he did n't shoot me . |
30 | Explaining why he did not foresee a cut in interest rates in the near future , he said : ‘ I have to take into account the needs of savers , many of whom have been writing to me recently , the exchange rate which causes concern to some people — and I believe what people above all want is stability . ’ |