Example sentences of "but why do n't " in BNC.
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| 31 | You may ask — but why did n't you say ? |
| 32 | Turns out , Deardrie , she 's applied to be an astronaut — I remember seeing the advert , asking for people to go to the moon — it 's not that I 'm jealous , but why did n't she ask me first ? |
| 33 | So I will take the blame for that one , but why did n't the machine tuck up on the first two garments of the same size ? |
| 34 | ‘ But … but why did n't she come and take me with her ? |
| 35 | But why did n't we get the best housing ? |
| 36 | ‘ But why did n't she tell us earlier ? ’ |
| 37 | ‘ But why did n't you tell me about it when I was here two days ago ? ’ |
| 38 | But why did n't you tell me that things would work out ? ’ |
| 39 | But why did n't you tell me ? ’ |
| 40 | ‘ It 's lovely to see you , Daddy , but why did n't you let me know earlier ? |
| 41 | ‘ But why did n't you tell me sooner ? ’ |
| 42 | because they do n't give a specific definition as to what a landlord is or a rich peasant or a middle peasant meant that how that there was a lot of flexibility within that and it 's only later that they have to reissue those two documents on how to analyze the classes which erm which had been published in nineteen thirty which they felt that you know the Party 's moving too far away , but why did n't they do it at the time ? |
| 43 | ‘ But why did n't you say anything ? |
| 44 | ‘ But why did n't David just tell me himself ? ’ |
| 45 | But why did n't Elaine 's name mean anything to her ? |
| 46 | ‘ But why did n't he tell me ? ’ |
| 47 | ‘ Probably we did n't realise it would be a problem until a few days before , but why did n't the managers come to us and ask about it ? |
| 48 | ‘ But why did n't you talk it over with your mother or your aunt before you went ahead with something quite so drastic ? ’ enquired Daphne on the twenty-sixth day . |
| 49 | But why did n't she go on a Saturday then ? |
| 50 | And someone did and she goes , oh we , but why did n't no one tell me ? |
| 51 | But why did n't he tell anybody about ? |