Example sentences of "[verb] why they do [adv] " in BNC.

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1 I do n't know why they did n't .
2 I do n't know why they do n't have time , but er they do n't .
3 I do n't know why they do n't wash nappies , we used to do it , I can remember washing them
4 I do n't know why they do n't just open the gates and let us all out now . ’
5 That is a pig of a road , I must admit , I do n't know why they do n't make it into a dual carriage way .
6 I do n't know why they do n't just keep the to- bloody-gether .
7 So I mean , if Apex do n't know anything about it I do n't know why they do n't .
8 I do n't know why they do n't clear out all the very old ones and then put some people in there !
9 I do n't know why they do n't write push off !
10 D' ya know why they do n't know it exists ?
11 I do nt know why they do nt just leave an outside broadcast team with them on a permanent basis .
12 Of course , they are being treated with the contempt they deserve and you have to wonder why they do n't just get a life …
13 Oh I suppose he 's invested it wrongly or whatever I do n't know I I can understand why they did n't come to his rescue , you know , I mean , they 've got their livelihood to think about and he was a bachelor where as they 've got children , or and he 's brothers and they 're
14 Sean , 16 : ‘ Yes , but I ca n't understand why they do n't get married and have children . ’
15 You ca n't understand why they do n't calm her down
16 So he had to stand there , in the office of the Roadworking Operatives Supervisor in the Islington Council Seven Sisters Road Highways Department Depot , sweating like a pig and wondering why they did n't just get on with it and sack him as he listened to Mr Smith and his eyes hurt and he could smell his own body-odour again .
17 Can you see why they do not work out to fit exactly into the decimal system ?
18 I still do not see why they do n't .
19 She says , as an adult , looking back , I know why they did n't want me .
20 You ca n't , it 's difficult to believe why they do n't charge full whack .
21 Maybe they simply see the ark as a visible guarantee of God 's presence and of victory , but that understanding of it is no better , for then they turn it into an idol , ascribe to it magical powers , and leave us asking why they did not take it into battle in the first place .
22 Once you have become mentally adjusted to the countdown display it becomes very logical and you will wonder why they do n't all work this way !
23 Once again , many people will not realise that there is a property element built into that and they will wonder why they do not receive a 50 per cent .
24 To understand why they do so , it is necessary to consider , at least briefly , the nature of a long-term fund 's liabilities .
25 Bedroom has got a , it 's in an alcove so you 'll have that piece where it 's bottom of the stairs or wherever , I mean , the , stand on slip mats you 're gon na get that because of the , the airing cupboard is part of the hall , part of the bedroom and nothing you can do about that one , and on the wall it 's just gon na be one length of each room , cut off , perfect , , actually they do n't normally do that , they usually just the measurement , cos I not , never understood why they do n't have measurements there all standard , you guarantee use the one strip of another roll
26 A lot of players would simply set-up and hit the ball directly at the flag , and them wonder why they did n't get the ball close .
27 I wonder why they do all this in Christmas week ?
28 This might explain why they did not attend for clinical review .
29 Grantham Hospital chiefs were last night being asked why they did not notice symptoms of the syndrome in Allitt before she started on the children 's ward .
30 They should never have let him into the RAF — ca n't think why they did n't spot it .
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