Example sentences of "did [adv] [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and if you leave a message it will be dealt with and people do leave a message , whereas before when it just said I 'm sorry I 'm not available they did n't they just put the phone down . |
| 2 | Why did n't they just cancel the whole thing ? ’ |
| 3 | However , they were originally scheduled for different nights , but it has always been possible for this scenario to arrise , so why did n't they just schedule the matches to be played at the same time no matter what ? |
| 4 | ‘ Did n't you even have a man on him ? ’ said Owen incredulously . |
| 5 | Well why did n't you just bring the note and show it to me ? |
| 6 | It would n't be mine , but it 's better than having a could , why did n't you just get a little false tooth like the girl did ? |
| 7 | Why did n't you just thrust the phone into her hand ? |
| 8 | Why did n't you just turn the knob ? |
| 9 | ‘ Did n't you ever see The Invisible Man ? ’ |
| 10 | Once she 'd put the phone down on him the previous night she 'd regretted her skittish way with him , and , after a heart-to-heart with Marlin in which she 'd told him she wanted to go back to England , and he 'd replied that it would all seem different in the morning and why did n't she just take a pill and lie down , she 'd decided to call him back . |
| 11 | And because she wanted to know more , she wanted to find out all there was to find out about this dark , ancient stronghold that her ancestors had known , at times she stole out from her bedchamber after nightfall and stood listening to the night rustlings and the soft settling of the old , old timbers ( and the footsteps ? did n't she still hear the footsteps every night ? ) and thought that if only she knew the right words , or if only she had the power , she could summon the enchantments and lay bare the secrets and understand this place . |