Example sentences of "why do you not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why did you not stop me ? ’ |
| 2 | Why did you not do any actions ? |
| 3 | And why did you not do your actions ? |
| 4 | ‘ Why did you not go to the feast ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Why did you not go before we came ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Nurse Dungarvan , why did you not explain at once that Mr Leland was seeing a patient in here ? ’ |
| 7 | and I ca n't see the two people involved being able to stomach that very easily because questions like why did you not ask for counselling at the time or you were in charge and why did you not ensure he had any adequate |
| 8 | ‘ Why did you not rouse Sir Ralph yourself ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Why did you not answer me ? ’ |
| 10 | And , if so , why did you not send Seton back to search for his master or send members of your own household to look for him ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Why did you not mention this before ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ But why did you not tell me that at once ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Why did you not tell me how you were placed ? ’ demanded Lady Merchiston the moment she walked through the door . |
| 14 | My neighbours , my friends , why did you not save me from this ? |
| 15 | ‘ Why did you not call the fire brigade ? ’ he asked . |
| 16 | and I ca n't see the two people involved being able to stomach that very easily because questions like why did you not ask for counselling at the time or you were in charge and why did you not ensure he had any adequate |
| 17 | Instead , he had hardly begun before he was embraced by a Brahmin woman and was asked , ‘ Why did you not come sooner ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ My child , why did you not come back to your home ? ’ |
| 19 | " Why did you not keep him ? " |
| 20 | Why did you not have the common decency to inform your uncle Orrin of where you were going , even if you no longer wish to oblige your mother and me ? ’ |
| 21 | Why do you not want our own place ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Why do you not want to tell your parents ? ’ |
| 23 | Why do you not realise that it has to be stopped , and that you 're the ones to do it ! |
| 24 | Why do you not recognize us ? |
| 25 | Why do you not suggest that brides , or their mothers , make their dresses ? |
| 26 | ‘ Then why do you not go to bed ? ’ |
| 27 | Why do you not go to a provincial university meantime , and perhaps win a scholarship to Oxford from there ? |
| 28 | But why do you not tell the authorities , petition the Council ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Why do you not speak to Chambers ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ As you voted for me , ’ he told that turbulent Labour MP , ‘ why do you not support my authority or at least let me know beforehand what you intend to do ? ’ |