Example sentences of "[verb] why [noun prp] do n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't even know why Theresa did n't come . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know why Judith did n't want to go on the boat . |
| 3 | " But the authorities will want to know why Purvis did n't report the killing . " |
| 4 | I ca n't understand why Tod does n't show more gratitude for the improvement . |
| 5 | Comedians have their gags , wondering why Noah did n't swat the mosquitoes while he had the chance . |
| 6 | When he had gone Rain said : ‘ At least we know why Joseph did n't want a lift back to the boat . |
| 7 | With his socks , I know why Doug do n't wear them now cos er feeling really ashamed |
| 8 | Ask why John does n't use traditional Fenders and he tells you he does n't want to be limited in how he plays : ‘ Like , an A has to be played there , a G there and so on . |
| 9 | That explains why Brian did n't get a look in . |
| 10 | ‘ Dear God , ’ Devlin said , ‘ I sometimes wonder why Steiner does n't make his own way back across the Channel , walking on water . ’ |
| 11 | I wonder why Gramps did n't ? |
| 12 | I wonder why Ranteallo did n't think of financing the funeral with them ! " |
| 13 | In the room afterwards he 'd wondered why Amanda did n't bother about the holes in her tights or the fact that her boots needed mending . |
| 14 | ‘ I did n't want to burden you with this but you 'd soon have wondered why Mackie did n't come . ’ |
| 15 | The inquest had taken place three years ago in Oxford , which explained why Loretta did n't remember the case : she had been in the middle of a six-week working holiday in Italy when it happened , writing a lengthy paper on women 's fiction from 1900 to 1930 . |
| 16 | But I du n no why Colin do n't use the toilet . |