Example sentences of "why [vb past] [adv] they [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | Why did n't they just stop at the sea ? |
2 | And why did n't they just pad you — why did you have to put on weight specially for it ? |
3 | He knew it was what they wanted to do , what they had planned to do , so why did n't they just do it then ? |
4 | However , they were originally scheduled for different nights , but it has always been possible for this scenario to arrise , so why did n't they just schedule the matches to be played at the same time no matter what ? |
5 | Why did n't they just dismount ? ’ |
6 | ‘ It was the time they started sending memos out to referees , and I said straight why did n't they just get on with administration and leave us to do the bloody job on the field . |
7 | Why did n't they just cancel the whole thing ? ’ |