Example sentences of "why [vb past] [pron] [adv] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The saga , which was illustrated with his own naïve pen-and-ink drawings , had its origins in the compassion he had felt for the sufferings of the animals in the past war ( ‘ If we made [ them ] take the same chances as we did ourselves , why did we not give them similar attention when wounded ? ’ ) and in the letters about an imaginary horse surgery that he had written home from the front to his two children , Elizabeth and Colin ( the latter of whom habitually called himself Dr Dolittle ) . |
| 2 | Why did they not give her toys to play with ? |
| 3 | If the police are truly interested in being accountable to and building bridges with those that they police , why did they not discuss their plans with representatives of the community organisations on the estate ? |
| 4 | Why did they always cloak everything , if not with seven veils , at least with one ? |
| 5 | And if Heather thought there was something sinister about her relationship with Jack Cornelius — assuming there was a relationship — why did she never ask me if I knew anything about it ? ’ |
| 6 | Why did I just know I was n't going to like this ? ’ |
| 7 | And why Did I ever tell you , as though I were an old friend ? |
| 8 | Why , why did I ever leave my home ? |
| 9 | Why did you not stop me ? ’ |
| 10 | And why did you not do your actions ? |
| 11 | and I ca n't see the two people involved being able to stomach that very easily because questions like why did you not ask for counselling at the time or you were in charge and why did you not ensure he had any adequate |
| 12 | ‘ Why did you not answer me ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ But why did you not tell me that at once ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Why did you not tell me how you were placed ? ’ demanded Lady Merchiston the moment she walked through the door . |
| 15 | My neighbours , my friends , why did you not save me from this ? |
| 16 | " Why did you not keep him ? " |
| 17 | Why did you also send it to Admiral Canaris ? ’ |
| 18 | Why did you Why did you decide on minus three . |
| 19 | ‘ Why did you never meet her ? ’ |
| 20 | So why did he not sort it out three years ago ? |
| 21 | In considering Lanfranc 's letter of 1072 , we were faced with the question : Why did he not produce them at the papal court ? |
| 22 | Why did he always make her want to cry ? |
| 23 | Why did he now want it back ? |
| 24 | But then , if that were so , why did it not make her happy ? |
| 25 | But why had nobody ever told her that it was quite impossible to keep clean whenever there were any children about ? |
| 26 | Why had they never told him ? |
| 27 | Why had he never seen himself so clearly , he wondered ? |
| 28 | She had a tension about her like a strung bow , and every bit as lethal , and she had a piercing beauty — why had he never marked it , he who had known her nearly three years ? that made his heart contract as he looked at her . |
| 29 | And why had she secretly kept it all those years , when she did n't want it ? |
| 30 | Why had she not consulted them ? |