Example sentences of "[Wh adv] did [adv] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why did n't he kiss her quite calmly in the middle of the street ? |
| 2 | Why did n't he go back with Mrs Wright ? |
| 3 | Why did n't he let him out ? |
| 4 | There was no reply and Clarissa said they could n't hear him , so why did n't he leave it ? ’ |
| 5 | So to the middle-aged man who came up to me in the car park and confessed that in the fifth form he had been silently in love with me — why did n't he say so at the time ? |
| 6 | Why did n't he try for my wallet ? ’ |
| 7 | Why did n't he want to remember it ? |
| 8 | If so , why did n't he stay at home , hiding ? |
| 9 | If he is , why did n't he believe … ? , |
| 10 | Why did n't he lay concrete you ask ? |
| 11 | Why did n't he know most things by intuition — and by listening to the other animals talking ? |
| 12 | Why did n't he tell me the truth ? |
| 13 | Why did n't he do any features ? |
| 14 | And come to think of it why did n't he find himself another caddie after the first round ? ’ |
| 15 | If my father had wanted me to be a king , why did n't he become king himself ? |
| 16 | Why did n't he just vomit in public like some of his colleagues ? |
| 17 | Why did n't he just say she looked absolutely wonderful ? |
| 18 | Why did n't he just stay where he was behind the vehi Everyone else was taking their time . |
| 19 | ‘ But if he 's flown halfway round the world to tell me he loves me , then why did n't he tell me he loves me ? ’ |
| 20 | Well , he said he was a writer , and I said I was looking for plays to invest in and why did n't he write one about his friend , and a couple of months later he 'd written something pretty splendid , had n't he ? |
| 21 | ‘ Why did n't he say so ? ’ |
| 22 | Why did n't he consult the others ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Then why did n't he go to the police if he had ? ’ |
| 24 | Why did n't he write again ? |
| 25 | Secondly , when readers complain about the lives of writers — why did n't he do this ; why did n't he protest to the newspapers about that ; why was n't he more involved in life ? — are n't they really asking a simpler , and vainer , question : why is n't he more like us ? |
| 26 | Secondly , when readers complain about the lives of writers — why did n't he do this ; why did n't he protest to the newspapers about that ; why was n't he more involved in life ? — are n't they really asking a simpler , and vainer , question : why is n't he more like us ? |
| 27 | Why did n't he ever buy me anything ? |
| 28 | Why did n't he come ? |
| 29 | Why did n't he keep it to himself ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ If he was following us , ’ I said , ‘ why did n't he stay in the car ? ’ |