Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [verb] they [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucy 's black friend Yvonne puts it this way ; ‘ On the whole right , it 's the people in authority what brings that tension around , you know , 'cos the black people are thinkin' 'ow comes they not gettin' all the jobs , you know . ’ |
| 2 | Reviewing national programmes , however , raises key and difficult questions for both donors ( why did they not co-operate more effectively ? ) and recipients ( how could they justify a range of prestige projects ? why are they more dependant on aid than ever ? ) |
| 3 | Why did they not give tea parties for their own men ( if they were able to find any ) ? |
| 4 | Why did they not give her toys to play with ? |
| 5 | Why did they not interfere with catapults ? — these did more injury than other weapons . ’ |
| 6 | If the police are truly interested in being accountable to and building bridges with those that they police , why did they not discuss their plans with representatives of the community organisations on the estate ? |
| 7 | Why did they not act boldly like the Russians ? |
| 8 | For the lord 's sake , then , why did they not put in some repairs ? |
| 9 | Why did they not receive greater support ? |
| 10 | It is clear from thinking in Brussels and Paris that their views on international trade owe more to Friedrich List than to Adam Smith , although it is always surprising that they bemoan their countries ' so-called tutelage to the United States and at the same time attack the liberal economic policies which lie at the root of American power : why do they not realise that they should adopt economic liberalism as well ? |
| 11 | How and why do British people participate in politics — and why do they not participate ? |
| 12 | Why t why c why do they not communicate upwards and I think essentially people it in subordinate positions are about managing the impressions others have of them and tend to believe the notion , no matter how true it is , that er that organisations may have a shoot the messenger philosophy , yes ? |
| 13 | Why do they not have the guts to tackle their own Government about cuts in services ? |
| 14 | Why do the Government still refuse to endorse the principle of freedom of information , and why do they not agree to support the freedom of information Bill which will shortly be brought before the House ? |
| 15 | So there was the swings and roundabouts where had they not recognized and had come along with us , to the extent that we thought we could do our , a sharing objective er and it brought them out of the , the attitude that was hitherto adopted where well management really could n't care very much you know , if a man did suffer the loss of er five pound a week or whatever you know , and , and once it was made clear to him that there was no further er er use of the procedure and he could take it through his district you know , if he liked , the man did n't , well on exceptional cases perhaps they may have taken a case through , but er in the majority of cases the man just accepted it , and made up his losses er er later on . |
| 16 | If the house they referred to , thought Rufus , had been Wyvis Hall , why had they not said so ? |
| 17 | But if so , why had they not walked in and asked for it ? |
| 18 | If the Universe is teeming with technological civilizations , why have they not come to visit us ? |