Example sentences of "[conj] why did [not/n't] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the officers could tell us that why did n't they tell the controlling labour group , I 'm sure they did and then the question is why did n't you listen to them . |
| 2 | ‘ And why did n't they eat the fruit themselves ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Jesus and why did n't they send the Devil ? |
| 4 | ‘ Document A. That the man , who was belligerent on several occasions at first , threatening the social worker called in by the Visitor , said it was no business of theirs as it was a family matter and that the girl 's father , his own brother , had given his consent , and what more could you want , and there was no higher authority than that , and no wonder there was so much crime on the streets if the government took away the father 's power , and why did n't they do something about crime on the streets instead of invading people 's homes . |
| 5 | ‘ They wanted more details and I said it was a murder dammit and why did n't they do something about it and he said ‘ Another of those ’ and … well they must do something . |
| 6 | ‘ And why did n't you tell me ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ And why did n't you come straight home ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ And why did n't you come to me immediately ? |
| 9 | Yeah that 's right and why did n't you get the fries . |
| 10 | And when I came across people who told me I must be , at best , gullible to believe in metaphysics ( and why did n't I rejoin their random , meaningless reality ? ) , then I had invited them into my world . |
| 11 | And why did n't he drop round to her flat in Hans Crescent for a drink after the show tomorrow ? |
| 12 | Well , he said he was a writer , and I said I was looking for plays to invest in and why did n't he write one about his friend , and a couple of months later he 'd written something pretty splendid , had n't he ? |
| 13 | He would say she always did ask too many questions and why did n't she stay cool , tell him she loved him ? |
| 14 | because they do n't give a specific definition as to what a landlord is or a rich peasant or a middle peasant meant that how that there was a lot of flexibility within that and it 's only later that they have to reissue those two documents on how to analyze the classes which erm which had been published in nineteen thirty which they felt that you know the Party 's moving too far away , but why did n't they do it at the time ? |
| 15 | But why did n't we get the best housing ? |
| 16 | ‘ But why did n't she tell us earlier ? ’ |
| 17 | But why did n't she go on a Saturday then ? |
| 18 | Turns out , Deardrie , she 's applied to be an astronaut — I remember seeing the advert , asking for people to go to the moon — it 's not that I 'm jealous , but why did n't she ask me first ? |
| 19 | ‘ But … but why did n't she come and take me with her ? |
| 20 | ‘ But why did n't he tell me ? ’ |
| 21 | But why did n't he tell anybody about ? |
| 22 | ‘ But why did n't you tell me about him before ? |
| 23 | But why did n't you tell me before that you believed in women 's lib ? |
| 24 | ‘ But why did n't you tell me about it when I was here two days ago ? ’ |
| 25 | But why did n't you tell me that things would work out ? ’ |
| 26 | But why did n't you tell me ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ But why did n't you tell me sooner ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ But why did n't you talk it over with your mother or your aunt before you went ahead with something quite so drastic ? ’ enquired Daphne on the twenty-sixth day . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's lovely to see you , Daddy , but why did n't you let me know earlier ? |
| 30 | You may ask — but why did n't you say ? |