Example sentences of "[conj] why [verb] [adv] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the officers could tell us that why did n't they tell the controlling labour group , I 'm sure they did and then the question is why did n't you listen to them . |
| 2 | And why did n't they just pad you — why did you have to put on weight specially for it ? |
| 3 | ‘ Document A. That the man , who was belligerent on several occasions at first , threatening the social worker called in by the Visitor , said it was no business of theirs as it was a family matter and that the girl 's father , his own brother , had given his consent , and what more could you want , and there was no higher authority than that , and no wonder there was so much crime on the streets if the government took away the father 's power , and why did n't they do something about crime on the streets instead of invading people 's homes . |
| 4 | ‘ They wanted more details and I said it was a murder dammit and why did n't they do something about it and he said ‘ Another of those ’ and … well they must do something . |
| 5 | ‘ And why did n't they eat the fruit themselves ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Jesus and why did n't they send the Devil ? |
| 7 | ‘ But why do n't they do something ? ’ |
| 8 | ’ But why do n't they just do that ? ’ |
| 9 | But why do n't they want the stable lads to know what weights ? |
| 10 | But why have n't they , can they go higher ? |
| 11 | because they do n't give a specific definition as to what a landlord is or a rich peasant or a middle peasant meant that how that there was a lot of flexibility within that and it 's only later that they have to reissue those two documents on how to analyze the classes which erm which had been published in nineteen thirty which they felt that you know the Party 's moving too far away , but why did n't they do it at the time ? |