Example sentences of "why [verb] not [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | With Thursday only a day or so hence , why did not he inform us there and then that he would be unable to convey our message to the queen our mother ? |
2 | Why did not I think of it before ? |
3 | ‘ Why did not you say so then ! ’ |
4 | Why do not we set an example in Scotland , as we did for the poll tax ? |
5 | ‘ Since there is speculation and King Richard must surely be aware of it , why does not he let the princes be seen ? ’ she asked uneasily . |
6 | If the right hon. and learned Gentleman believes in that vital sector of our economy , why does not he take measures to increase investment ? |
7 | Why does not he address the problem seriously and put real money into solving it — or will he continue to opt out and sell out , just as the Prime Minister did for the country in Maastricht yesterday ? |
8 | Why does not he take his head out of the sand and understand Scotland 's problems ? |
9 | Why does not he give freedom to the people of Scotland to move about without dipping into their pockets ? |
10 | Why does not he tell Russia and the other former Soviet Union countries that we want them to get rid of nuclear weapons ? |
11 | The Prime Minister wants to bribe , they want to build — why does not he listen to them ? |
12 | Why does not he direct more of his roads bribes money towards the provision of better buses ? |
13 | Why does not he admit that since last year 's Budget more than 500,000 people have been added to the dole queue ? |
14 | If the hon. Gentleman thinks that it is not , why does not he have the courage to stand up and say so ? |