Example sentences of "[adv] why did [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the Marquee , Phil 's father said that Ralph was using us — he just wanted us to play tonight and then it was all over , we 're finished , so why did n't we finish now ? |
| 2 | There was no reply and Clarissa said they could n't hear him , so why did n't he leave it ? ’ |
| 3 | so why did n't Khrushchev go ahead and provoke the war ? |
| 4 | ‘ So why did n't you bargain with him ? |
| 5 | So why did n't I tell you ? |
| 6 | ‘ So why did n't you ? ’ |
| 7 | So why did n't they do away with it altogether , or at least bury thing . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ So why did n't you stand up to them before ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ So why did n't your wife tell us about it ? ’ asked Dexter . |
| 10 | 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 ? |
| 11 | But he did look a little overheated , so why did n't he at least unbutton it ? |
| 12 | ‘ So why did n't you just look for another job , instead of involving yourself in such a risky undertaking ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ So why did n't you just come clean about it ? |
| 14 | ‘ So why did n't my father come then ? ’ |
| 15 | So why did n't you take her , John thinks . |
| 16 | So why did n't the players attend the usual press conferences at the end of each match ? |
| 17 | ‘ So why did n't he ring us ? ’ |
| 18 | Like a dutiful citizen , I checked in with the Usher and he looked at his clipboard and said there would be about a fifteen-minute wait , so why did n't I take a seat ? |
| 19 | HOWEVER , the ball then rolled 15 yds was stopped by Newell and kicked immediately to Shearer , who hit the ball bloody well and scored ( so why did n't he score vs Holland eh ? ) . |
| 20 | 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 ? |
| 21 | It would be easy enough to ask him straight if there was any truth in it , so why did n't she just come on out and ask ? |
| 22 | So why did n't you go and get some out ? |
| 23 | So why did n't you say that ? |
| 24 | So why did n't , and then as well . |
| 25 | but I , he says he did n't , I mean , since she 's had the chop , but between having the first and then having the twins , the second , she went back to work then at the Building Society , so she 's got a cheaper mortgage , so why did n't they pay some off then ? |
| 26 | So why did n't you let me have that one then ? |
| 27 | So why did n't you let me go |
| 28 | So why did n't you tell them , like Lucy comes late and you have to wait for her and everything ? |
| 29 | ‘ 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 . |
| 30 | ‘ Now why did n't I think of that ? ’ |