Example sentences of "why you [verb] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did wonder why you had n't called sooner- ’ |
| 2 | Er , well , they had a difficult job , they had a difficult job you see , because they 'd got to keep explaining to you why you had n't got a rifle . |
| 3 | " He wanted to know why you had n't been to class lately . " |
| 4 | Penny , tuppence , three ha'penny returns and every denomination of tickets was recorded so that you so showed the erm number of tickets , erm it was possible for a at the end of the week to record what the takings were , per route and the mileage and so , as I told you before , the mileage played a great importance in that you were able to say how much that route was producing per mile run and the erm , in those days it , the erm the receipts worked out , daily receipts , weekly receipts and the progressive total in that year , were always published by the Ipswich Evening Star , round about Tuesday or Wednesday and if you missed them , there 'd be somebo member of the public ringing up to why , answer why you had n't put it in , it was , you know , looked upon then you were , were public transport and the public team that you belonged to them . |
| 5 | I thought that was why you had n't been round cos I never come |
| 6 | ‘ Is that why you did n't tell me , because you were thinking of me , of her … ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Suppose someone could n't understand why you did n't arrest Harry , particularly in view of all the hounding in the papers , and decided to remove any doubts you might be showing ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Is there more to why you did n't ask me out that night ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You were going to explain why you did n't know some of the people at that meeting . ’ |
| 10 | In other words , if you do not receive a first grading , that is as far as you go although you get a written critique , so that you at least know why you did n't make the placings . |
| 11 | ‘ What I do n't understand is why you did n't say all this before . |
| 12 | Is that really why you did n't come and chat ? ’ |
| 13 | That is not to say it is the recommended method , once you have started the latch tool method of working ribs it becomes so fast as to make you wonder why you did n't try it before . |
| 14 | On the other hand , there might be a different reason altogether why you did n't get any offers , or why you did n't get the exam grades you hoped for . |
| 15 | On the other hand , there might be a different reason altogether why you did n't get any offers , or why you did n't get the exam grades you hoped for . |
| 16 | ‘ Is that why you did n't make any reference to the engine-room explosion ? ’ |
| 17 | For instance , if you were given , say , poetry , and you could n't get on with it , he would n't sort of force you into it , he 'd sort of talk it over and find out why you did n't like it , could n't get on with it , and then he 'd put you on to something else you did like … |
| 18 | That 's why you did n't notice anything in the spacecraft until you accelerated really hard … ’ |
| 19 | I wonder why you did n't phone your lawyer before I ever got to the front door . ’ |
| 20 | " I knew exactly why you did n't come and I thought you knew why I did n't come to you . |
| 21 | I have no right and you have been very generous , Fred , Uncle Steve and the boys and Gertie ca n't understand why you did n't come here with us , Gert only said this morning that you ought to be here , your place is with us , but do n't think I am not grateful . |
| 22 | That 's why you did n't want that other moron to hurt me . |
| 23 | I do n't know why you did n't erase it after her death . |
| 24 | ‘ That 's why you did n't get back till after nine-fifteen . |
| 25 | ‘ May I ask why you did n't do that in the first place ? ’ |
| 26 | I asked you what you were doing here … why you did n't send the police … ’ |
| 27 | I think it was one of the reasons why you did n't see so many malai women with long fingernails . |
| 28 | This will spare them the necessity of checking to find out why you did n't acknowledge the call . |
| 29 | Jamie was why you got back on the horse , why you did n't say if you were afraid when they stitched the cut on your face after the brakes on the bike failed . |
| 30 | What I do n't understand , ’ he added softly , ‘ is why you did n't give me a chance to tell you how it was from my point of view . |