Example sentences of "[vb past] [not/n't] he just [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why did n't he just go while she could still maintain some degree of composure , this deliberate distancing of herself from the rapture that had possessed her before the telephone rang ? |
| 2 | Why did n't he just stay where he was behind the vehi Everyone else was taking their time . |
| 3 | Why did n't he just say she looked absolutely wonderful ? |
| 4 | If that was what the speaker intended to say , why did n't he just say it ? |
| 5 | A wild idea occurred to him — why did n't he just get his spare shirts and the few pieces that he 'd picked up while he 'd been staying here , throw them all into a bag , and jump on a train or a bus to present himself on their doorstep ? |
| 6 | Why did n't he just vomit in public like some of his colleagues ? |
| 7 | He felt that Woolley had no right to be so contemptuous , so damaging ; Killion alone could not have stopped a bombing raid ; besides , had n't he just destroyed two , maybe three of the enemy ? |