Example sentences of "why do [adv] [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 . |
| 16 | They , if they want any quotes why do n't they go and see chairman , who 's Terry ? |
| 17 | Why do n't they go and fly near the dark ? |
| 18 | Why do n't they move or speak ? ’ |
| 19 | But the point is , if you tell them you 're leaving , why do n't they come and board the windows up and save all this money ? |
| 20 | Why do n't we make that like a rebel fort ? |
| 21 | why do n't we eat when we come back ? |
| 22 | Oh why do n't we do cos then everyone can join in . |
| 23 | Er , you might just say well why do n't we pass that on to the clients , but we do n't . |
| 24 | Why do n't we meet and talk about it ? ’ |
| 25 | Why do n't we go and sit down for a few minutes and then you can decide what you want to do next ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Why do n't we go and have a cup of tea ? ’ |
| 27 | In fact , since it 's such a hot night — why do n't we go and cool off with a swim ? ’ |
| 28 | So , why do n't we say that a rubbish dump , or Mont Blanc , or the moon , is just as complex as an aeroplane or a dog , because in all these cases the arrangement of atoms is " improbable " ? |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm sorry you 're miffed because I do n't want to sell and I 'm sorry our views on the nuisance value of my workshop conflict , ’ Ashley said , ‘ but why do n't we wait until the villas are occupied and take a vote among the owners ? |
| 30 | Mum why do n't you wash and dry ? |