Example sentences of "why [vb past] [pers pn] never [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why did we never see the child ? |
| 2 | Oh , why did she never meet any nice men ? |
| 3 | Why did she never listen to music ? |
| 4 | And if Heather thought there was something sinister about her relationship with Jack Cornelius — assuming there was a relationship — why did she never ask me if I knew anything about it ? ’ |
| 5 | Why did I never think of this before ? she wondered blankly . |
| 6 | ‘ Why did I never hear of this ? ’ |
| 7 | Quietly D'Arcy said : ‘ Why did you never mention that you had a wife and child when I was asking about relatives or friends who might be in danger from these Iranians ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Why did you never meet her ? ’ |
| 9 | ROBBIE But why did you never say ? |
| 10 | ‘ Why did he never want to marry me ? ’ |
| 11 | At times Anne felt sure that he was attracted to her , but if so why did he never ask to meet her , and why did he conceal these chance meetings from his family ? |
| 12 | Why had they never told him ? |
| 13 | Why had he never seen himself so clearly , he wondered ? |
| 14 | She had a tension about her like a strung bow , and every bit as lethal , and she had a piercing beauty — why had he never marked it , he who had known her nearly three years ? that made his heart contract as he looked at her . |
| 15 | Why had he never got round to building another sonic screwdriver ? |
| 16 | Why had she never realised before this that Dana had every right to do as she pleased , regardless of how her sister felt ? |
| 17 | Why had she never realised before now that Dana resented looking like her sister ? |
| 18 | Why had she never realised before how eerie the rustling of the trees could be , how creepy the sound of the breeze rattling the reeds that lined the riverbank ? |
| 19 | Why had she never imagined Bella as a redhead ? |
| 20 | She stared at the golden eagle , so arrogantly and eternally poised , and wondered why she had ever thought birds on furniture were a bit off : why had she never bothered to look , why had she never asked herself what her eyes had told her ? |
| 21 | She stared at the golden eagle , so arrogantly and eternally poised , and wondered why she had ever thought birds on furniture were a bit off : why had she never bothered to look , why had she never asked herself what her eyes had told her ? |
| 22 | She had known she liked him , enjoyed his company , his humour , gentleness , so why had she never admitted that she loved ? |
| 23 | Why had it never occurred to him to use it for more than carving ? |