Example sentences of "[Wh adv] she [verb] [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Child has a tantrum whenever she does not get her own way . |
| 2 | And something about how she did not speak the French of France because she was from Martinique , and how she was n't rich and she was n't chic . |
| 3 | Mrs Browning said much the same to her , observing how she did not join in when Garibaldi 's victories were being discussed nor did she rejoice . |
| 4 | How she did n't choke on the blatant lie , she had no idea , but she did n't . |
| 5 | ‘ Who are you trying to kid ? ’ he taunted , and somehow he seemed to know , though how she did n't know , that she had been within an ace of responding to him . |
| 6 | But a reply of no would be an invitation to A to explain why she is looking for Ann , or why she does not know where she is . |
| 7 | But she 's no children , why she does n't want to actually ? |
| 8 | Afterwards , she wondered why she had n't asked more questions ( Where are they now ? |
| 9 | She wondered why she had n't seen any signs before this moment . |
| 10 | She 'd known he 'd think that and that was one of the reasons why she had n't wanted to get into this conversation in the first place . |
| 11 | Now that he 'd told her , she could n't understand why she had n't recognised him right from the start — she 'd seen the article , had even marvelled at the way the photographer had managed to capture those dark , brooding eyes . |
| 12 | Training to be a doctor had n't left too much time for socialising , and maybe that was another reason why she had n't suspected that Paul was one of those rare people dogged by obsessive jealousy . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought that was why she had n't phoned lately . |
| 14 | It would be the same for Rory — she 'd always known she 'd give her heart only once , and that was why she had n't played the love game with the same reckless abandon as so many of her contemporaries . |
| 15 | Liz thought he looked appalling , and wondered why she had n't noticed it before . |
| 16 | She wondered why she had n't noticed the quiet before now . |
| 17 | He sometimes wondered why she had n't thought of that . |
| 18 | She drew in her breath at the simplicity of it , wondering why she had n't thought of it before , and it excited her so much she put forward the suggestion without stopping to think if it was wise . |
| 19 | She could n't think why she had n't thought of that before . |
| 20 | Isabel wondered why she had n't thought of using the laundry gate herself , before she realised that it would have been kept locked . |
| 21 | I thought at the time she sounded a bit over anxious to explain why she had n't told us before , but it was n't long before I knew why . ’ |
| 22 | Betty asked her why she had n't remembered to bring a torch . |
| 23 | When Kisling asked Beatrice why she had not turned up , Modigliani replied : ‘ I am responsible . |
| 24 | Indeed , she was asked why she had not sent her children to the mine . |
| 25 | He knew what she would be doing and why she had not called him . |
| 26 | He wondered why she had not written . |
| 27 | Questioned about why she had not sought help immediately after the alleged attack , she said : ‘ I had just been raped by a policeman , and I did not trust no police after that . ’ |
| 28 | Jehan glanced at Jehana to see why she had not answered , and he saw that her face was crimson with embarrassment . |
| 29 | Miranda did not tell him why she had not had the nerve to buttonhole Meursault again , in a later break in the filming . |
| 30 | He understood at once why she had not told him ; he remembered the glass of milk in the café , and for the first time in weeks he was able to weep . |