Example sentences of "why did [not/n't] [pers pn] [vb infin] to " in BNC.
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1 | 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 ? |
2 | ‘ Then why did n't he go to the police if he had ? ’ |
3 | " Why did n't he go to the bottom ? " |
4 | Why did n't he go to , they 've got a lovely Burton 's in the precinct over there now . |
5 | Why did n't he come to my house for ? |
6 | " Why did n't you go with him , when he asked you , why did n't you go to his room ? |
7 | ‘ Why did n't you go to St Denis yourself ? ’ |
8 | ‘ Why did n't you talk to your mother about this earlier ? ’ |
9 | ‘ Why did n't you speak to him this morning ? ’ |
10 | ‘ And why did n't you come to me immediately ? |
11 | 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 . |
12 | ‘ Why did n't you write to me ? ’ |
13 | ‘ Why did n't you write to me , Fanny ? ’ |
14 | ‘ Why did n't you write to Sir Charles and tell him ? ’ |
15 | Oh no , why did n't you say to him look I thought I was allowed to see er like |
16 | 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 ? |