Example sentences of "why did [adv] [pron] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | At the Marquee , Phil 's father said that Ralph was using us — he just wanted us to play tonight and then it was all over , we 're finished , so why did n't we finish now ? |
2 | Why did n't they go straight to agricultural college ? |
3 | Why did n't they get out ? |
4 | Why did n't yous come out ? |
5 | Why did n't I go straight to the Star Council ? ’ |
6 | Why did n't I go home to my own country taking with me the sheet which bore the stains of my virginity . |
7 | Why did n't I come down that other road ? |
8 | Why did n't it flash then ? |
9 | Why did n't she stay out of this . |
10 | Why did n't she give up and demand a separation ? |
11 | Why did n't she go back home for dinner ? |
12 | ‘ Why did n't she go down with the others ? ’ |
13 | Why did n't she go down to his house to see for herself ? |
14 | I had a row with her several times , but this once I said , why did n't she get out there and shift some bloody irrigation mats with me , and she just slapped her belly and said she 'd got too fat to bend . |
15 | However , she had met a very nice lady from Pinner who said why did n't she come along with the Lionisers ' visit to Fort House that afternoon . |
16 | And why did n't he drop round to her flat in Hans Crescent for a drink after the show tomorrow ? |
17 | Why did n't he go away ? |
18 | ‘ Why did n't he go over to America to see it ? ’ |
19 | Why did n't he go back with Mrs Wright ? |
20 | Why did n't he write more , why did n't he say where he was ? |
21 | So to the middle-aged man who came up to me in the car park and confessed that in the fifth form he had been silently in love with me — why did n't he say so at the time ? |
22 | ‘ Why did n't he say so ? ’ |
23 | Why did n't he write again ? |
24 | Why did n't he write more , why did n't he say where he was ? |
25 | Why did n't he come over and fetch the car then ? |
26 | Well why did n't he get on with it ? |
27 | ‘ Why did n't you go away when I asked you ? ’ |
28 | ‘ If you knew Simon wanted to nick Bella 's money , why did n't you go straight round there and tell her ? ’ |
29 | ‘ Then why did n't you go straight to the police with what he 'd told you ? ’ |
30 | Why did n't you go in for that ? |