Example sentences of "why [verb] [not/n't] you [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | " Why did n't you go with him , when he asked you , why did n't you go to his room ? |
2 | ‘ Why did n't you go with them ? ’ he said . |
3 | " Why did n't you go with him , when he asked you , why did n't you go to his room ? |
4 | ‘ Why did n't you go to St Denis yourself ? ’ |
5 | ‘ Why did n't you go by bike to Markham cum Cumbermound 's club ? ’ |
6 | Why did n't you send for me ? ’ |
7 | ‘ Oh , Elizabeth , why did n't you send for me ? ’ she demanded , gently drawing herself away yet keeping the long pale fingers entwined in her own small hand . |
8 | ‘ Why did n't you send for a carriage ? |
9 | Why did n't you send for me at once ? ’ |
10 | ‘ Why did n't you talk to your mother about this earlier ? ’ |
11 | Peggy had her arms around the elderly woman now , and they dung together tightly , and there was a break in Peggy 's voice as she said , ‘ Why did n't you talk about this before ? |
12 | ‘ Why did n't you move with your master to the North Bastion ? ’ |
13 | Where , why did n't you walk on the pavement , on the path . |
14 | ‘ Why did n't you speak to him this morning ? ’ |
15 | ‘ Why did n't you think of that before you stole the uranium ? |
16 | Why did n't you think of doing some good for your family instead of thinking only of yourself ? ’ |
17 | People have said ‘ Why did n't you stay in one place ? ’ — and this would be more economic . ’ |
18 | Why did n't you sit at his table then ? |
19 | ‘ So why did n't you bargain with him ? |
20 | ‘ Why did n't you leave with your friend ? |
21 | Why did n't you start at the top and work across instead of working down ? |
22 | ‘ And why did n't you come to me immediately ? |
23 | ‘ You wear trainers at Brownies , why did n't you come in those ? ’ |
24 | ‘ Why did n't you ask for Perrier water , then ? ’ she said . |
25 | Why did n't you wait for me ? ’ |
26 | 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 . |
27 | ‘ Why did n't you write to me ? ’ |
28 | ‘ Why did n't you write to me , Fanny ? ’ |
29 | ‘ Why did n't you write to Sir Charles and tell him ? ’ |
30 | Oh no , why did n't you say to him look I thought I was allowed to see er like |