Example sentences of "why do [adv] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was going to say that , I mean if we do do that why do n't we move to a position when , I know it 's not finalized yet , the P As do the twenty six fives , and we try and adapt Sarah to do the whole s the whole of the four sub teams , ma maybe the threshold has to come down a bit , but but at least we 've got some sort of parity of working throughout |
| 2 | Nan you 'll love why do n't you go back and watch your programme and have a sit down and we wo n't be two ticks eating these . |
| 3 | ‘ Caro , for God 's sake , if you have n't got anything better to do why do n't you help us ? |
| 4 | I do , clearly , do n't I. Then why do n't I like it ? ) |
| 5 | When I said why did n't 'e go an' get it back 'isself , 'e said do n't ask questions . |
| 6 | Why did n't we do the foul deed there , rather than risk facing a rugby team of accusing fingers at the inquest ? |
| 7 | At the Marquee , Phil 's father said that Ralph was using us — he just wanted us to play tonight and then it was all over , we 're finished , so why did n't we finish now ? |
| 8 | Why did n't we make a picnic by the lake ? |
| 9 | Why did n't we start raising hell straight away after Maastricht ? |
| 10 | Why did n't we pick him up ? |
| 11 | Well why did n't we see it ? |
| 12 | I said why did n't we have one big camp , for Christ 's sake . |
| 13 | Why did n't we have that one ? |
| 14 | ‘ Why did n't we realize ? ’ |
| 15 | But why did n't we get the best housing ? |
| 16 | ‘ Then why did n't we get sucked into the building like the others ? ’ said Cardiff , still holding on to him . |
| 17 | but I , he says he did n't , I mean , since she 's had the chop , but between having the first and then having the twins , the second , she went back to work then at the Building Society , so she 's got a cheaper mortgage , so why did n't they pay some off then ? |
| 18 | Margaret panicked , she 'd got the wrong number , the wrong place , the wrong advertisement , why did n't they get off the line , why did n't they leave her — |
| 19 | Yeah why did n't they leave it open ? |
| 20 | If the officers could tell us that why did n't they tell the controlling labour group , I 'm sure they did and then the question is why did n't you listen to them . |
| 21 | ‘ Jesus and why did n't they send the Devil ? |
| 22 | ‘ If they want our co-operation why did n't they give us prior notice ? |
| 23 | Why did n't they give you it ? |
| 24 | ‘ Why did n't they float ? ’ |
| 25 | Well that 's what I said why did n't they surround it a mile away . |
| 26 | Why did n't they examine my action first ? |
| 27 | People came with books for Miss Poraway , tattered green-backed Penguins , Police at the Funeral by Margery Allingham , Surfeit of Lampreys by Ngaio Marsh , half of Why Did n't They Ask Evans ? , the greater part of Death and the Dancing Footman . |
| 28 | So why did n't they do away with it altogether , or at least bury thing . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Document A. That the man , who was belligerent on several occasions at first , threatening the social worker called in by the Visitor , said it was no business of theirs as it was a family matter and that the girl 's father , his own brother , had given his consent , and what more could you want , and there was no higher authority than that , and no wonder there was so much crime on the streets if the government took away the father 's power , and why did n't they do something about crime on the streets instead of invading people 's homes . |
| 30 | ‘ They wanted more details and I said it was a murder dammit and why did n't they do something about it and he said ‘ Another of those ’ and … well they must do something . |