Example sentences of "why did [adv] [pers pn] do [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Document A. That the man , who was belligerent on several occasions at first , threatening the social worker called in by the Visitor , said it was no business of theirs as it was a family matter and that the girl 's father , his own brother , had given his consent , and what more could you want , and there was no higher authority than that , and no wonder there was so much crime on the streets if the government took away the father 's power , and why did n't they do something about crime on the streets instead of invading people 's homes . |
| 2 | ‘ They wanted more details and I said it was a murder dammit and why did n't they do something about it and he said ‘ Another of those ’ and … well they must do something . |
| 3 | There is something wrong with the relationships , there is as well as somebody doing the abuse , there are other people who are somehow complicit in the abuse because they 're allowing it to go on , they must have known , surely they must have known , why did n't they do something ? |
| 4 | because they do n't give a specific definition as to what a landlord is or a rich peasant or a middle peasant meant that how that there was a lot of flexibility within that and it 's only later that they have to reissue those two documents on how to analyze the classes which erm which had been published in nineteen thirty which they felt that you know the Party 's moving too far away , but why did n't they do it at the time ? |
| 5 | ‘ Besides , if the story was so good , why did n't she do anything about it ? ’ |
| 6 | Why do it now , why did n't she do it in the first place . |
| 7 | Why did n't you do something years ago , Mam ? |
| 8 | ‘ Why did n't you do something ? ’ she charged , walking towards him and halting a foot away . |
| 9 | Why did n't you do something ! ’ |
| 10 | Why did n't you do something about it ? |
| 11 | So so when he 'd done it he said well two hundred and fifty quid I heard him and he said but I suppose you know the of it oh I do n't know and he said why did n't you do it ? |
| 12 | Why did n't you do it , start it earlier ? |
| 13 | why did n't you do it on the way home ? |