Example sentences of "did [not/n't] [pers pn] [vb infin] us " in BNC.
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| 1 | With Thursday only a day or so hence , why did not he inform us there and then that he would be unable to convey our message to the queen our mother ? |
| 2 | ‘ If they want our co-operation why did n't they give us prior notice ? |
| 3 | Well why did n't they ask us then ? |
| 4 | And when she took this most precious creation to art school , the teacher said : ‘ Zena , why did n't you tell us ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Why did n't you tell us this earlier ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Why did n't you tell us ! ’ he demanded . |
| 7 | " Why did n't you tell us ? " the chief said . |
| 8 | Over a depressing hotel lunch of beige roast beef and sour cabbage , Miranda asked , ‘ Why did n't you tell us , Adam ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Why did n't you tell us that this is a Secondary Darkfall ? |
| 10 | Why on earth did n't you tell us ? … |
| 11 | ‘ Why did n't you tell us ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Why did n't you tell us the floor 's covered in puke ? ’ he said angrily , hopping on one foot . |
| 13 | ‘ Why did n't you tell us who he was ? ’ asked Hatchard . |
| 14 | ‘ Why did n't you bring us our dinner ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Why did n't you contact us as soon as you knew your daughter had been kidnapped ? ’ was Miller 's unceremonious introduction of a point Charlotte had been expecting to hear raised all day . |
| 16 | Why did n't you invite us to the wedding , you bad man ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ So why , ’ Benjamin asked , ‘ did n't you allow us to interrogate the real Taplow ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Why did n't you let us know you were coming ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Why did n't you let us know ? ’ said her mother rather reproachfully . |
| 20 | Why did n't you let us crack the egg ? |
| 21 | ‘ But why did n't she tell us earlier ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Why did n't she join us tonight ? ’ |
| 23 | So far we 've only got Roy Castle , David Hamilton , and Russell Grant ( why did n't he give us advance warning about last season ? ) |
| 24 | I came out that shop and I thought and why the fucking hell did n't he let us try it on there and then ? |
| 25 | ‘ So why did n't he ring us ? ’ |