Example sentences of "why do [adv] [pers pn] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was going to say that , I mean if we do do that why do n't we move to a position when , I know it 's not finalized yet , the P As do the twenty six fives , and we try and adapt Sarah to do the whole s the whole of the four sub teams , ma maybe the threshold has to come down a bit , but but at least we 've got some sort of parity of working throughout |
| 2 | Secondly , when readers complain about the lives of writers — why did n't he do this ; why did n't he protest to the newspapers about that ; why was n't he more involved in life ? — are n't they really asking a simpler , and vainer , question : why is n't he more like us ? |
| 3 | ‘ Then why did n't he go to the police if he had ? ’ |
| 4 | " Why did n't he go to the bottom ? " |
| 5 | Why did n't he go to , they 've got a lovely Burton 's in the precinct over there now . |
| 6 | Why did n't he come to my house for ? |
| 7 | " Why did n't you go with him , when he asked you , why did n't you go to his room ? |
| 8 | ‘ Why did n't you go to St Denis yourself ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Why did n't you talk to your mother about this earlier ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Why did n't you speak to him this morning ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ And why did n't you come to me immediately ? |
| 12 | If the officers could tell us that why did n't they tell the controlling labour group , I 'm sure they did and then the question is why did n't you listen to them . |
| 13 | ‘ Why did n't you write to me ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Why did n't you write to me , Fanny ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Why did n't you write to Sir Charles and tell him ? ’ |
| 16 | Oh no , why did n't you say to him look I thought I was allowed to see er like |
| 17 | If he were taking several of you out why did n't you say to one of the other girls why do n't you come ? |
| 18 | Trying to drag her arm free , she gritted , ‘ And why do n't we want to be seen ? ’ |
| 19 | So why do n't we reply to the people who put this suggestion that in reprinting it 'll be taken into account but there are some reasons that we ca n't follow it completely and that , two chief of which are different , where colour is used for coding and erm , secondly what Richard has just said . |
| 20 | Why do n't we go to Thrush Green for good ? ’ |
| 21 | Why do n't we go to Venice on the Orient Express ? |
| 22 | And then she said to me , and then , when I was going , she went to me , would you like to come on holiday , I went , then she went , because of me and mum and dad , we went another day to holiday , we went to beach , and er , mum said , that , yeah , mum said that she was saying , erm , to her , why , why is it not , what was it she said , about the weather , mum was moaning saying it was cold , and she went why , why are n't we go on holiday , mum , and mum said we ca n't , we ca n't afford to go on holiday , and she ah , why do n't we go to seaside when it 's cold . |
| 23 | Now why do n't ya , why do n't ya go to middle . |
| 24 | ‘ Why do n't you speak to Gioella ? |
| 25 | ‘ Why do n't you speak to him ? ’ |
| 26 | Why do n't you speak to the mothers of those babies ? |
| 27 | Why do n't you pretend to be still mad and go back ? |
| 28 | ‘ Why do n't you go to Australia and talk to the Vincenti woman before you start bothering us ? ’ |
| 29 | She was walking at its head when she turned and said , ‘ Why do n't you go to school , Ben ? ’ |
| 30 | Why do n't you go to our nice new archdeacon ? ’ |