Example sentences of "and why did [not/n't] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And why did n't they eat the fruit themselves ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Jesus and why did n't they send the Devil ? |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ And why did n't you tell me ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ And why did n't you come straight home ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ And why did n't you come to me immediately ? |
| 8 | Yeah that 's right and why did n't you get the fries . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | And why did n't he drop round to her flat in Hans Crescent for a drink after the show tomorrow ? |
| 11 | 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 ? |
| 12 | He would say she always did ask too many questions and why did n't she stay cool , tell him she loved him ? |