Example sentences of "[coord] [Wh adv] [verb] [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | I know but they did n't , he did n't suggest it to you or why does n't he say well there is this er er , you said that he did n't . |
2 | Right , so simultaneous why do n't you i why do n't you integrate this log Or why do n't you erm |
3 | Or why do n't you give mum the money and put it all through , no no I better not no . |
4 | or why do n't you have erm , get the girls to pay a percentage of the bill , get them to note down all the calls they make and work it out , that 's a way of doing it |
5 | And why had n't he left on the passage light ? |
6 | And why had n't I felt that shock of surprise I should have felt ? |
7 | And why did n't they just pad you — why did you have to put on weight specially for it ? |
8 | ‘ Document A. That the man , who was belligerent on several occasions at first , threatening the social worker called in by the Visitor , said it was no business of theirs as it was a family matter and that the girl 's father , his own brother , had given his consent , and what more could you want , and there was no higher authority than that , and no wonder there was so much crime on the streets if the government took away the father 's power , and why did n't they do something about crime on the streets instead of invading people 's homes . |
9 | ‘ They wanted more details and I said it was a murder dammit and why did n't they do something about it and he said ‘ Another of those ’ and … well they must do something . |
10 | ‘ And why did n't they eat the fruit themselves ? ’ |
11 | ‘ Jesus and why did n't they send the Devil ? |
12 | ‘ And why did n't you come straight home ? ’ |
13 | ‘ And why did n't you tell me ? ’ |
14 | ‘ And why did n't you come to me immediately ? |
15 | Yeah that 's right and why did n't you get the fries . |
16 | And when I came across people who told me I must be , at best , gullible to believe in metaphysics ( and why did n't I rejoin their random , meaningless reality ? ) , then I had invited them into my world . |
17 | 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 ? |
18 | And why did n't he drop round to her flat in Hans Crescent for a drink after the show tomorrow ? |
19 | Once she 'd put the phone down on him the previous night she 'd regretted her skittish way with him , and , after a heart-to-heart with Marlin in which she 'd told him she wanted to go back to England , and he 'd replied that it would all seem different in the morning and why did n't she just take a pill and lie down , she 'd decided to call him back . |
20 | He would say she always did ask too many questions and why did n't she stay cool , tell him she loved him ? |
21 | I said I did n't think her opinion was worth very much : if that was the opinion she had of her husband then naturally he preferred someone who admired , loved , trusted and desired him , and why did n't she just go away ? |
22 | ‘ And why have n't you written anything ? |
23 | Mr Hurd said Mr Smith 's speech had been on a motion of no confidence he had not tabled : ‘ And why has n't he ? |
24 | Well and why do n't ya ? |
25 | ‘ And why do n't we have a bottle of champagne sent up ? ’ |
26 | And why do n't we just change our name to New Morrissey Express and be done with it ? |
27 | OK , so why 's he on the cover , and why do n't we just change our name to New Morrissey Express and be done with it ? |
28 | If it 's a problem with numbers and why do n't we extend the numbers on the panel ? |
29 | Trying to drag her arm free , she gritted , ‘ And why do n't we want to be seen ? ’ |
30 | Thank you for coming to talk to me , and why do n't you come with me to this thing this evening ? |