Example sentences of "why [pron] do not come " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I knew exactly why you did n't come and I thought you knew why I did n't come to you . |
| 2 | If her story was the truth , I can think of only one reason why she did n't come forward right away . |
| 3 | Nenna 's children neither showed any interest in where she had been nor in why she did not come back until next morning . |
| 4 | Is that really why you did n't come and chat ? ’ |
| 5 | " I knew exactly why you did n't come and I thought you knew why I did n't come to you . |
| 6 | I have no right and you have been very generous , Fred , Uncle Steve and the boys and Gertie ca n't understand why you did n't come here with us , Gert only said this morning that you ought to be here , your place is with us , but do n't think I am not grateful . |
| 7 | Oh I suppose he 's invested it wrongly or whatever I do n't know I I can understand why they did n't come to his rescue , you know , I mean , they 've got their livelihood to think about and he was a bachelor where as they 've got children , or and he 's brothers and they 're |
| 8 | Yeah that 's why they do n't come and visit us or visit his brother very often . |
| 9 | Oh they will , mind , they 'll want to know where their daddy is , and why he does n't come ! |
| 10 | But when she made a last appeal , and told him , though feeling it was not quite true , that Martha had asked him to bring her father back , and then , very unwisely , referred again to Mrs Hodge , and the house , and the single bed , and even the temple bells , and asked him why he did n't come to his senses and whether he did n't think he 'd be happier living with a woman , whether she was on a boat or not , he turned on her , upsetting the bowl of water in front of the gas fire , and shouted : |