Example sentences of "why did [not/n't] you [verb] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why did n't you record anything ? |
| 2 | Why did n't you lock someone up ? ’ |
| 3 | Why did n't you do something years ago , Mam ? |
| 4 | ‘ Why did n't you do something ? ’ she charged , walking towards him and halting a foot away . |
| 5 | Why did n't you do something ! ’ |
| 6 | Why did n't you do something about it ? |
| 7 | ‘ Why did n't you tell anyone you were leaving ? |
| 8 | ‘ Why did n't you tell someone ? ’ asked Juliet . |
| 9 | But why n why did n't you have one . |
| 10 | ‘ Why did n't you say something when Bailey was here ? ’ |
| 11 | Taken by surprise , she could not answer for a moment and than said angrily , ‘ If you knew , why did n't you say something before ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Belinda , love , why did n't you say something ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Why did n't you say something ? ’ |
| 14 | I said to her why did n't you say something and she said oh well it 's not up to me , it 's nothing to do with me and I said well , it 's more to do with you than |
| 15 | ‘ But why did n't you say anything ? |
| 16 | " Why did n't you use anything ? " is a familiar question , and there are various explanations — getting pregnant may have an unreal quality about it , something which younger teenagers in particular may feel , and even if they know the risks they assume that they 'll be lucky . |