Example sentences of "why do [pers pn] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The saga , which was illustrated with his own naïve pen-and-ink drawings , had its origins in the compassion he had felt for the sufferings of the animals in the past war ( ‘ If we made [ them ] take the same chances as we did ourselves , why did we not give them similar attention when wounded ? ’ ) and in the letters about an imaginary horse surgery that he had written home from the front to his two children , Elizabeth and Colin ( the latter of whom habitually called himself Dr Dolittle ) . |
| 2 | Why did we not get but I wan na do that part ! |
| 3 | Why did we not buy another younger centre half ? |
| 4 | Reviewing national programmes , however , raises key and difficult questions for both donors ( why did they not co-operate more effectively ? ) and recipients ( how could they justify a range of prestige projects ? why are they more dependant on aid than ever ? ) |
| 5 | Why did they not give tea parties for their own men ( if they were able to find any ) ? |
| 6 | Why did they not give her toys to play with ? |
| 7 | Why did they not interfere with catapults ? — these did more injury than other weapons . ’ |
| 8 | If the police are truly interested in being accountable to and building bridges with those that they police , why did they not discuss their plans with representatives of the community organisations on the estate ? |
| 9 | Why did they not act boldly like the Russians ? |
| 10 | For the lord 's sake , then , why did they not put in some repairs ? |
| 11 | Why did they not receive greater support ? |
| 12 | Why did she not experience the usual terror at being shut in a small enclosed space ? |
| 13 | Then why did she not agree to it ? |
| 14 | But why did she not write ? |
| 15 | Why did I not think of that , then ? |
| 16 | Even so , you will wonder , why did I not respond ? |
| 17 | Why did I not die there and then ? |
| 18 | Why did you not stop me ? ’ |
| 19 | Why did you not do any actions ? |
| 20 | And why did you not do your actions ? |
| 21 | ‘ Why did you not go to the feast ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Why did you not go before we came ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Nurse Dungarvan , why did you not explain at once that Mr Leland was seeing a patient in here ? ’ |
| 24 | 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 |
| 25 | ‘ Why did you not rouse Sir Ralph yourself ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Why did you not answer me ? ’ |
| 27 | 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 ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Why did you not mention this before ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ But why did you not tell me that at once ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Why did you not tell me how you were placed ? ’ demanded Lady Merchiston the moment she walked through the door . |