Example sentences of "[vb past] [not/n't] [pers pn] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why did not I think of it before ? |
| 2 | Did n't we inquire about Alan McLaren ? |
| 3 | Did n't we ask for mushrooms and noodles before ? |
| 4 | Did n't they stay at the flat ? |
| 5 | Yeah possibly but I do n't think they , do , they do n't , I mean they , they lived in Germany for a while have n't they , so , I do n't think , oh no , did n't they go to Cyprus one year Pete and Colin or am I dreaming ? |
| 6 | Why did n't they wait for the passengers to get off first , instead of squeezing themselves , their sacks of wheat and bicycles on at the same time that others were dragging their possessions off ? |
| 7 | ‘ Why did n't they wait for me ? ’ |
| 8 | If they had their men inside our organisation , why did n't they act over Helmstadt ? ’ |
| 9 | Margaret panicked , she 'd got the wrong number , the wrong place , the wrong advertisement , why did n't they get off the line , why did n't they leave her — |
| 10 | Did n't they look at the real man ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Why did n't you talk to your mother about this earlier ? ’ |
| 12 | since we 've came home because she was , oh did n't you talk to her Wednesday morning early you know |
| 13 | Peggy had her arms around the elderly woman now , and they dung together tightly , and there was a break in Peggy 's voice as she said , ‘ Why did n't you talk about this before ? |
| 14 | Did n't you fantasize about what might have occurred if only you 'd been holding your breath at the time and a gun as well ? |
| 15 | Why did n't you sit at his table then ? |
| 16 | Why did n't you send for me ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Oh , Elizabeth , why did n't you send for me ? ’ she demanded , gently drawing herself away yet keeping the long pale fingers entwined in her own small hand . |
| 18 | ‘ Why did n't you send for a carriage ? |
| 19 | Why did n't you send for me at once ? ’ |
| 20 | Why ever did n't you send for him before ? |
| 21 | Well did n't , did n't you travel on the er other not so long ago ? |
| 22 | " Why did n't you go with him , when he asked you , why did n't you go to his room ? |
| 23 | Yeah , but er did n't you go to an Unemployment School ? |
| 24 | ‘ Did n't you go to the shop , then ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Why did n't you go to St Denis yourself ? ’ |
| 26 | Did n't you go for a lovely bush walk to measure timber for the bridge ? |
| 27 | " Why did n't you go with him , when he asked you , why did n't you go to his room ? |
| 28 | ‘ Why did n't you go with them ? ’ he said . |
| 29 | Did you , did n't you go on any snakes ? |
| 30 | ‘ Why did n't you go by bike to Markham cum Cumbermound 's club ? ’ |