Example sentences of "why did [adv] [pers pn] [vb infin] a " in BNC.

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1 Why did n't we make a picnic by the lake ?
2 ‘ But if they wanted to kidnap you , why did n't they make a better job of it ? ’ asked Jack .
3 Why did n't they use a spotlight ?
4 Well why did n't they get a mile away from where they put that money they could 've , they could 've been planned it away , a mile away all
5 Why did n't they produce a grandstand actually full of people ? ) complete Turkish prison with 6 of the ‘ best fans in the world ’ contained inside .
6 Damn , she thought , why did n't I choose a chair ?
7 Like a dutiful citizen , I checked in with the Usher and he looked at his clipboard and said there would be about a fifteen-minute wait , so why did n't I take a seat ?
8 Why did n't she buy a necklace she knew was paste , for the ball ? ’
9 Why did n't she become a rape counsellor or a psychiatric nurse ?
10 So we says to him , why did n't he get a half of lager a h a bottle of Kaliber which is a half of lager non-alcohol , and put it in a pint glass .
11 Why did n't you have a shower before dinner ?
12 Why did n't you have a shot when the goin' was good ?
13 So why did why did n't you have a shower
14 ‘ I 've got to look over my shoulder , because there 's always somebody that says ‘ Well , why did n't you take a stat sample ? ’
15 And somebody says ‘ Why did n't you take a stat ?
16 One constable said , ‘ Why did n't you get a bit of discussion going like this before ?
17 When you get this , why did n't you get a four hundred .
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