Example sentences of "why [verb] n't [pers pn] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | " Why did n't he go to the bottom ? " |
| 32 | Why did n't he go to , they 've got a lovely Burton 's in the precinct over there now . |
| 33 | Why did n't he try for my wallet ? ’ |
| 34 | Why did n't he come to my house for ? |
| 35 | " Why did n't you go with him , when he asked you , why did n't you go to his room ? |
| 36 | ‘ Why did n't you go with them ? ’ he said . |
| 37 | " Why did n't you go with him , when he asked you , why did n't you go to his room ? |
| 38 | ‘ Why did n't you go to St Denis yourself ? ’ |
| 39 | ‘ Why did n't you go by bike to Markham cum Cumbermound 's club ? ’ |
| 40 | Why did n't you send for me ? ’ |
| 41 | ‘ 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 . |
| 42 | ‘ Why did n't you send for a carriage ? |
| 43 | Why did n't you send for me at once ? ’ |
| 44 | ‘ Why did n't you talk to your mother about this earlier ? ’ |
| 45 | 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 ? |
| 46 | ‘ Why did n't you move with your master to the North Bastion ? ’ |
| 47 | Where , why did n't you walk on the pavement , on the path . |
| 48 | ‘ Why did n't you speak to him this morning ? ’ |
| 49 | ‘ Why did n't you think of that before you stole the uranium ? |
| 50 | Why did n't you think of doing some good for your family instead of thinking only of yourself ? ’ |
| 51 | People have said ‘ Why did n't you stay in one place ? ’ — and this would be more economic . ’ |
| 52 | Why did n't you sit at his table then ? |
| 53 | ‘ So why did n't you bargain with him ? |
| 54 | ‘ Why did n't you leave with your friend ? |
| 55 | Why did n't you start at the top and work across instead of working down ? |
| 56 | ‘ And why did n't you come to me immediately ? |
| 57 | ‘ You wear trainers at Brownies , why did n't you come in those ? ’ |
| 58 | ‘ Why did n't you ask for Perrier water , then ? ’ she said . |
| 59 | Why did n't you wait for me ? ’ |
| 60 | 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 . |