Example sentences of "why did [adv] you [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If you knew Simon wanted to nick Bella 's money , why did n't you go straight round there and tell her ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Why did n't you go back to the road and phone a taxi ? ’ |
| 3 | " Why did n't you go with him , when he asked you , why did n't you go to his room ? |
| 4 | " Why did n't you go with him , when he asked you , why did n't you go to his room ? |
| 5 | ‘ Why did n't you go with them ? ’ he said . |
| 6 | ‘ Why did n't you go away when I asked you ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Then why did n't you go to see Sir Charles ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Why did n't you go by bike to Markham cum Cumbermound 's club ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Why did n't you go ? ’ he whispered . |
| 10 | ‘ Why did n't you go when I told you to ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Why did n't you go to St Denis yourself ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Then why did n't you go straight to the police with what he 'd told you ? ’ |
| 13 | Why did n't you go in for that ? |
| 14 | Why did n't you go , she said . |
| 15 | So why did n't you go and get some out ? |
| 16 | Why did n't you record anything ? |
| 17 | Said why did n't you knock him back . |
| 18 | ‘ Why did n't you marry ? |
| 19 | Speaking of which , why did n't you marry that lieutenant when I told you to ? |
| 20 | ‘ So why did n't you stand up to them before ? ’ |
| 21 | Why did n't you stand up for me ? ’ |
| 22 | Anyway , it did win , and the wife was saying why did n't you bet it , why did n't you back it to win ! |
| 23 | What ? why did n't you pull the bench out ? |
| 24 | Why did n't you send for me ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ As you had all this figured out quite some time , I suspect , before I left Rome , why did n't you send those signals yourself ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , Elizabeth , why did n't you send for me ? ’ she demanded , gently drawing herself away yet keeping the long pale fingers entwined in her own small hand . |
| 27 | ‘ Why did n't you send for a carriage ? |
| 28 | Why did n't you send for me at once ? ’ |
| 29 | Erm w why did n't you send them to the ones on the fla on the flats ? |
| 30 | Why did n't you lock someone up ? ’ |