Example sentences of "[adv] why did [not/n't] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 So why did n't they do away with it altogether , or at least bury thing . ’
2 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 ?
3 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 ?
4 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 ?
5 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 ?
6 So why did n't you bargain with him ?
7 So why did n't you ? ’
8 So why did n't you stand up to them before ? ’
9 So why did n't you just look for another job , instead of involving yourself in such a risky undertaking ? ’
10 So why did n't you just come clean about it ?
11 So why did n't you take her , John thinks .
12 So why did n't you go and get some out ?
13 So why did n't you say that ?
14 So why did n't you let me have that one then ?
15 So why did n't you let me go
16 So why did n't you tell them , like Lucy comes late and you have to wait for her and everything ?
17 So why did n't I tell you ?
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 There was no reply and Clarissa said they could n't hear him , so why did n't he leave it ? ’
20 But he did look a little overheated , so why did n't he at least unbutton it ?
21 So why did n't he ring us ? ’
22 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 ? ) .
23 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 ?
24 ‘ 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 .
25 Oh now why did n't you say so beforehand !
26 Now why did n't I think of that ? ’
27 If he were taking several of you out why did n't you say to one of the other girls why do n't you come ?
28 Well why did n't they ask us then ?
29 Well why did n't they get a mile away from where they put that money they could 've , they could 've been planned it away , a mile away all
30 Well why did n't we see it ?
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