Example sentences of "on [noun sg] [verb] not [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It occurred to her that she did n't even know that it was Veronica 's house ; why on earth had n't she checked Directory Enquiries to make sure she was still living there ? |
| 2 | Why on earth did n't they go in and possess the land ? |
| 3 | ‘ Why on earth did n't you tell me ? ’ |
| 4 | Why on earth did n't you tell us ? … |
| 5 | ‘ Why on earth did n't you tell me ? ’ he demanded harshly , going over to the bed and staring at Faye almost menacingly , his strong back curved tautly over her . |
| 6 | ‘ Then why on earth did n't you tell me as soon as you saw me ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Then why on earth did n't you say so at the time ? ’ |
| 8 | Now , I do agree with that , that if you phone up and somebody phones you and they just talk to you and then for about five minutes later , the person at the other end of the phone says , ‘ I 'm in a meeting ’ , and you just thought ‘ Well , why on earth did n't you say that in the first place ? ’ , so there is another side to that one . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh , Merrill , why on earth did n't you get all this off your chest earlier ? ’ |
| 10 | Why on earth did n't he marry her instead of rushing into marriage with a dairymaid ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Then why on earth do n't you go out to visit them ? ’ |
| 12 | " Why on earth do n't you back me up when I try to get rid of him , mother ? " |
| 13 | So I said , why on earth do n't you take it round the front , you see ? |
| 14 | ‘ If you live and work with your sister , why on earth has n't she missed you ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Why on earth have n't you phoned her yet ? |