Example sentences of "[Wh adv] she do [not/n't] [vb infin] " 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 | For light relief we had Valerie , and why she did n't end up in the same boat I 'll never know . |
| 9 | Frankie asked why she did n't answer our knock but she ignored this . |
| 10 | She did n't even understand why she did n't feel ashamed . |
| 11 | With a last dissatisfied glance in the mirror , she left the bedroom and made her way downstairs , vaguely wondering why she did n't feel light of heart . |
| 12 | People who asked her why she did n't make use of her talent and give singing lessons had perhaps not tried to do this while living in two rooms over a greengrocers , and looking after young children . |
| 13 | Celia supposed that she would now have to say something about why she did n't want a child , but it seemed so difficult to put into words . |
| 14 | There were a lot of reasons why she did n't want to get involved in Maxim 's domestic life , particularly when he seemed to be intent on jumping from the tenth storey of his career structure — but in the end , why not ? |
| 15 | You know why she did n't want us to go up into the bathroom ? |
| 16 | Perhaps that was why she did n't want to lunch with him alone , away from their usual theatre crowd . |
| 17 | Will she , that 's probably why she did n't want to have the . |
| 18 | Which was why she did n't arrive on the outskirts of Slane until it was nearly dark . |
| 19 | Well perhaps that 's why she did n't go to sleep . |
| 20 | He understood why she did n't move . |
| 21 | That 's why she did n't tell you ! |
| 22 | Asked why she did n't leave when so overworked and underappreciated , she replied : ‘ I ca n't leave … |
| 23 | I do n't know why she spoke to me , what was special about me , why she did n't ignore me the way she ignored everyone else . |
| 24 | ‘ That explains why she did n't show up — I 'd arranged to take her riding . |
| 25 | If her story was the truth , I can think of only one reason why she did n't come forward right away . |
| 26 | Quite why she did n't like it , she was n't sure , but then , she was n't sure of anything very much where Leo was concerned . |
| 27 | Mrs Oliver also said that since receiving her machine as a birthday present last year , she has become totally ‘ hooked ’ , is already producing garments for the family and ca n't think why she did n't buy a machine years ago . |
| 28 | God only knows why she did n't wait until it was ready , rather than rely on a starsuit . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Wonder why she did n't turn up at Paddington . ’ |
| 30 | And asked why , well I know why she did n't turn into the morning lectures well I do n't get up usually , till half eleven , twelve o'clock . |