Example sentences of "[vb past] [not/n't] [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] the " in BNC.

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1 and if you leave a message it will be dealt with and people do leave a message , whereas before when it just said I 'm sorry I 'm not available they did n't they just put the phone down .
2 Why did n't they just cancel the whole thing ? ’
3 However , they were originally scheduled for different nights , but it has always been possible for this scenario to arrise , so why did n't they just schedule the matches to be played at the same time no matter what ?
4 Well why did n't you just bring the note and show it to me ?
5 Why did n't you just thrust the phone into her hand ?
6 Why did n't you just turn the knob ?
7 Did n't you ever see The Invisible Man ? ’
8 And because she wanted to know more , she wanted to find out all there was to find out about this dark , ancient stronghold that her ancestors had known , at times she stole out from her bedchamber after nightfall and stood listening to the night rustlings and the soft settling of the old , old timbers ( and the footsteps ? did n't she still hear the footsteps every night ? ) and thought that if only she knew the right words , or if only she had the power , she could summon the enchantments and lay bare the secrets and understand this place .
9 Had n't we better call the police ? ’
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