Example sentences of "why do [pers pn] not [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why did they not interfere with catapults ? — these did more injury than other weapons . ’ |
| 2 | For the lord 's sake , then , why did they not put in some repairs ? |
| 3 | Then why did she not agree to it ? |
| 4 | Why did I not think of that , then ? |
| 5 | ‘ Why did you not go to the feast ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Nurse Dungarvan , why did you not explain at once that Mr Leland was seeing a patient in here ? ’ |
| 7 | and I ca n't see the two people involved being able to stomach that very easily because questions like why did you not ask for counselling at the time or you were in charge and why did you not ensure he had any adequate |
| 8 | If he was terrified , why did he not run for safety , as any sensible rabbit would ? |
| 9 | Why do we not hear of the Government 's estimates , even of their own proposals , never mind the MacSharry proposals ? |
| 10 | ‘ Then why do you not go to bed ? ’ |
| 11 | Why do you not go to a provincial university meantime , and perhaps win a scholarship to Oxford from there ? |
| 12 | ‘ Why do you not speak to Chambers ? ’ |
| 13 | Why do you not steal from shops ? |
| 14 | ‘ Then , if you think that I have overstated the reality , why do you not come with me into the slums of Whitechapel or Limehouse ? |
| 15 | Instead of calling in the army why does he not call in the arbitrators and give back London a proper service ? ’ . |
| 16 | Why does he not call in the authorities that he mentioned — there are others — to identify the problems that confront them and which lead to properties being left empty when clearly , a large number of people are waiting to be housed ? |
| 17 | Why does it not defecate from the tree tops as monkeys and squirrels do ? |