Example sentences of "why [vb past] [not/n't] [pers pn] [vb infin] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I said why did n't 'e go an' get it back 'isself , 'e said do n't ask questions . |
| 2 | Why did n't they last when Edward tried to go further , she wondered ? |
| 3 | Why did n't they come and visit me , Mum and Dad ? |
| 4 | Why did n't I think before I began work ? |
| 5 | Why did n't she come and visit me ? |
| 6 | ‘ But … but why did n't she come and take me with her ? |
| 7 | Why did n't he go and bust them ? |
| 8 | ‘ Why did n't you go when I told you to ? ’ |
| 9 | So why did n't you go and get some out ? |
| 10 | One day she cried out to Angel : ‘ Why did n't you stay and love me when I was sixteen … when you danced in Marlott ? |
| 11 | Why did n't you come and see me before ? ’ |
| 12 | Why did n't you come and report the damage to me ? |
| 13 | Why did n't you come and tell me ? ’ |
| 14 | Why did n't you write and tell me all this , Alice ? |
| 15 | The other thing that 's annoying about that is it then forces you into a completely useless small conversation such as : is that so-and-so ? and they say ‘ yes ’ , and you then feel like , they say ‘ yes ’ , as much as to say ‘ Well , why did n't you know that anyway ’ , and then you feel like saying , ‘ Well why did n't you say so ! ’ and you start off on the wrong foot . |