Example sentences of "why [vb -s] not [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Hurd said Mr Smith 's speech had been on a motion of no confidence he had not tabled : ‘ And why has n't he ? |
| 2 | ‘ Then why has n't he seen us ? ’ |
| 3 | Why has n't he made out ? " |
| 4 | Why has n't He put His hand to Talvi , then ? |
| 5 | Why has n't he covered it ? |
| 6 | Why has n't he put his fingers in between it ? |
| 7 | Why has n't she done this before ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ But … why has n't she said anything to Tom , my ma or me about it ? ’ |
| 9 | Why has n't it come ? |
| 10 | Why has n't it got a modulator ? |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | If the right hon. and learned Gentleman believes in that vital sector of our economy , why does not he take measures to increase investment ? |
| 13 | 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 ? |
| 14 | Why does not he take his head out of the sand and understand Scotland 's problems ? |
| 15 | Why does not he give freedom to the people of Scotland to move about without dipping into their pockets ? |
| 16 | Why does not he tell Russia and the other former Soviet Union countries that we want them to get rid of nuclear weapons ? |
| 17 | The Prime Minister wants to bribe , they want to build — why does not he listen to them ? |
| 18 | Why does not he direct more of his roads bribes money towards the provision of better buses ? |
| 19 | Why does not he admit that since last year 's Budget more than 500,000 people have been added to the dole queue ? |
| 20 | If the hon. Gentleman thinks that it is not , why does not he have the courage to stand up and say so ? |
| 21 | Once I heard the social worker say quite seriously ‘ Bloody Paki why does n't she go home ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Why does n't she go home ? ’ said Philip . |
| 23 | ‘ Why does n't she ever open any windows ? ’ thought Marie . |
| 24 | ‘ Why does n't she do something else ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Why does n't she want him to ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Then why does n't she visit me ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ If she 's Dad 's sister , why does n't she live in our house ? |
| 28 | Ellen said , ‘ Then why does n't she go on a diet ? ’ |
| 29 | Why does n't she close her mouth ? |
| 30 | Why does n't she go home to her Mum ? ’ |