Example sentences of "[verb] why you do n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know why you did n't erase it after her death . |
| 2 | Mm , just got to go and sort them out , hang on I 'm coming up , I do n't know why you did n't go in the downstairs toilet , it would of been easier for me then would n't it ? |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't know why you do n't get old Crumwallis to make you head of the boarding section , ’ said Onyx , dumping the baby down in its playpen and ignoring its grizzles of discontent . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't know why you do n't push me in a canal , ’ she said sulkily , her mouth pouting . |
| 5 | You know I do n't know why you do n't have or ! |
| 6 | ‘ No — I do n't want you to leave , but I would like to know why you did n't tell me these things when you first arrived . ’ |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 9 | Really , Silas — I ca n't understand why you did n't call me at once . |
| 10 | I could n't understand why you did n't do that in the first place . |
| 11 | ‘ I can see why you do n't get invited to many parties , ’ said Bunny . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | And so he ignored her ‘ no ’ and ended with , ‘ So you see , I know why you do n't want to work . |
| 14 | he must of done Arthur , he moved and pulled everything , he 's ever such a good boy , he 's says to ya , I do n't know why he says but I can eat as much as I can , said I never get fat , I said I know why you do n't get fat |
| 15 | It also gives a ready answer to anyone asking why you do n't get a job instead of going down the pub . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ No , but I did wonder why you do n't move your bed along there . |
| 18 | CONTINUING HIS LOOK AT HOW TO USE IMAGES IN YOUR DOCUMENTS , JOHN BENNETT CHECKS OUT SONE OF THE BEST PC DRAWING PACKAGES AND EXPLAINS WHY YOU DO N'T HAVE TO BE MICHELANGELO TO USE THE . |
| 19 | they wonder why you do n't want to buy , in the , they must see the flowers there must n't they ? |
| 20 | I wonder why you did n't phone your lawyer before I ever got to the front door . ’ |
| 21 | I wonder why you did n't go . |
| 22 | ‘ You were going to explain why you did n't know some of the people at that meeting . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ May I ask why you did n't do that in the first place ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ May I ask why you did n't say anything when I explained what I was doing in Venice ? ’ |
| 25 | I ca n't imagine why you do n't leave it till tomorrow . ’ |