Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [verb] n't they [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Margaret panicked , she 'd got the wrong number , the wrong place , the wrong advertisement , why did n't they get off the line , why did n't they leave her — |
2 | If they had their men inside our organisation , why did n't they act over Helmstadt ? ’ |
3 | Why did n't they wait for the passengers to get off first , instead of squeezing themselves , their sacks of wheat and bicycles on at the same time that others were dragging their possessions off ? |
4 | ‘ Why did n't they wait for me ? ’ |
5 | Why do n't they carve like Greeks ? |
6 | ‘ Why do n't they come from the lighthouse to save us ? ’ shouted James Kelly . |
7 | Why do n't they believe in it ? |
8 | Why do n't they run on the beach ? |