Example sentences of "[coord] why [pers pn] [verb] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , there might be a different reason altogether why you did n't get any offers , or why you did n't get the exam grades you hoped for . |
| 2 | We had to explain to them what a three-dimensional , you know , lock-up page was and why , you know , gutters were a certain width and if you had column rules and gutters , you know , why they were centered and why you could n't , if you had a wide margin below three columns of text why you did n't move the gutter beyond where the text was n't so white , or why you did n't move it down and have it join a rule here because it would have been a real pain in the arse to have to do that in metal , so you just sit and do it . |
| 3 | Cos you know she usually do if I have n't been round for a while she 'll say oh what 's the matter , have I done something wrong or why you have n't been round or Perhaps she thinks well it 's too far to come . |
| 4 | So that when they come to assessment in the Upper School … they can actually analyse and rationalize why things work and why they do n't , why they should change direction , why they should give up and start again , and why they should logically follow the piece through . |
| 5 | All that helps to explain why businessmen are keen to talk up prospects in official surveys and why they do n't really believe all that they say . |
| 6 | And why they did n't like me . |
| 7 | You know , erm , you know what sort of gross salary and you know and there was , you were holding back in a way erm tt and why you did n't wan na discuss your hobbies you know where you were losing it |
| 8 | For light relief we had Valerie , and why she did n't end up in the same boat I 'll never know . |
| 9 | Oh they will , mind , they 'll want to know where their daddy is , and why he does n't come ! |
| 10 | He wondered what it could be that was so urgent , and why he had n't mentioned it yesterday over lunch . |
| 11 | He turned in a performance to cherish against Surrey in the NatWest at Swansea , and the locals are still attempting to work out and why he did n't pocket the match award . |
| 12 | According to him , when Scott interviewed the rock star Bryan Adams she ‘ merely asked him why he wore scruffy jeans , why he drove an old jeep , and why he did n't spend more of his money ’ . |
| 13 | In a voice that made it sound like an article of faith , Christine said : ‘ We both know that your father did n't kill mine so why he was late and why he did n't tell the police about it does n't matter . ’ |
| 14 | And wondered why she made such fatuous comments and why he did n't appear to notice . |
| 15 | No , he wanted more than just her body , although what and why he did n't care to analyse . |
| 16 | and why he did n't put them on the pile |
| 17 | Well I think the daft I say they say they pick us up but why I do n't know . |