Example sentences of "do they [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Why did they not give her toys to play with ? |
| 32 | Why , for example , did they not make more of the greater physique and technique of their battle-hardened pack ? |
| 33 | Did they not feel the pressure of hopes raised , of hungry naked children waiting for them to move their pens ? |
| 34 | If the present article can not answer every question raised by Carse , it will answer this one : ‘ did they [ at the Opéra ] or did they not beat time with a baton throughout the whole opera ? ’ ( p.311 ) . |
| 35 | Women attended funerals in I s did they not do it in Evay ? |
| 36 | But so extreme was the sodomite 's construction that most of those actually engaging in ‘ homo/sexuality , did not identify themselves with it ; not only did they not have our modern categories , but the prevailing categories were so tar removed from how they saw themselves , that apparently the connection was not made . |
| 37 | Did they not have beds to go to ? |
| 38 | 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 ? |
| 39 | ( Mary went out but lingered by the door ) … remarkable creature , he proposed , after she had left … ( lowered voice so that she could not hear ) … perfect example of a natural lady , did they not agree ? |
| 40 | Well my Lord , all we know is that erm when the report was served on the defendant it then came through court they were going to have to call Mr and then last week it was suggested er that er not only did they not agree but that they were going to try to prevent it being admitted in evidence . |
| 41 | Why did they not act boldly like the Russians ? |
| 42 | Why did they not interfere with catapults ? — these did more injury than other weapons . ’ |
| 43 | Why did they not receive greater support ? |
| 44 | For the lord 's sake , then , why did they not put in some repairs ? |
| 45 | Did they not say that these buses did not pick up at Norwood Gardens did n't they ? |
| 46 | But did they not realize that the God of Israel was a jealous God ? |
| 47 | Did they not obey the Signs in the Store ? ’ |
| 48 | Had Humphrey and Janet been very wicked too , Lettice wanted to know , and did they too haunt the Lodge ? |
| 49 | Did they still think the Earth was flat in those days ? |
| 50 | After the end of the First World War and when the motor car came in did they still come along on horses ? |
| 51 | Why in such wretched circumstances , faced by such great dangers , did they still prosecute these petty feuds ? |
| 52 | Neither did they always reflect forward looking views on education . |
| 53 | Why did they always cloak everything , if not with seven veils , at least with one ? |
| 54 | Did they always work ? |
| 55 | Welcome to Ireland , and their comfortable , confusing , delightful brand of hospitality — And did they always keep this room made up for guests ? |
| 56 | Did they really mean to choose me ? |
| 57 | Did they really cope so well in a man 's world , or was it all just an act ? |
| 58 | Did they really want to argue ? |
| 59 | But what did they really get out of it ? |
| 60 | Did they really peck moss to cover the faces of the dead ? |