Example sentences of "why [noun prp] [vb -s] not [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Dear God , ’ Devlin said , ‘ I sometimes wonder why Steiner does n't make his own way back across the Channel , walking on water . ’ |
2 | And he said he did n't know that , that he would get hold of Sen and ring me first thing , thing in the morning er , to tell me why Sen has n't paid . |
3 | I ca n't understand why Tod does n't show more gratitude for the improvement . |
4 | That 's why Tina does n't like people smoking in her house because it gets into her bedroom . |
5 | IBM and Hewlett-Packard decided — or were persuaded by independent software vendors — that a common kernel was not a necessity for competing with NT , which is why COSE does not address the issue , even though some observers still believe that the perceived lack of a common Unix kernel will hand Bill Gates a propaganda advantage . |
6 | IBM and HP decided — or were persuaded by independent software vendors — that a common kernel was n't needed to take on NT , which is why COSE does not address the issue , even though some observers still believe the perceived lack of a common Unix kernel will hand Bill Gates a propaganda advantage . |
7 | Angry and frustrated Gunners fans can not understand why Graham has not jumped into the transfer market . |
8 | The problem may explain why Brady has not made more of an impact since exploding on the scene three years ago . |
9 | The second reason why God does not give up on you as a hopeless case is because he can see the future . |
10 | Why Britain does n't need a Khalili museum |
11 | Why Britain does not get value for money in research |
12 | Is that why Peter 's not come today , is it because I was going to say I support a Saturday meeting particular during the budget process , because it 's more easier for me . |
13 | Ask why John does n't use traditional Fenders and he tells you he does n't want to be limited in how he plays : ‘ Like , an A has to be played there , a G there and so on . |