Example sentences of "why [vb past] [adv] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And why did n't Paul get it from Johnny ? |
| 2 | so why did n't Khrushchev go ahead and provoke the war ? |
| 3 | ‘ Why did n't Pen bring you straight to us ? ’ demanded Charity , adding her own dazzling smile to the warmth of her mother 's greeting . |
| 4 | Why did n't Marc go away and leave it to her as he 'd suggested , if that was what he wanted ? |
| 5 | Why did n't Nancy ask old Fosdyke to that excellent party ? ’ |
| 6 | Why did n't Steve ring me and tell me he was putting some |
| 7 | ‘ Or heard them , ’ said the thin man , ‘ Why did n't Hugh call out ? |
| 8 | Why did n't Britain follow suit ? |
| 9 | ‘ Why did n't Troy leave my darling alone ? ’ he continued fiercely . |
| 10 | ‘ Why did n't Arabella switch it on ? |
| 11 | Why did n't kidnappers choose automatic gearboxes ? |
| 12 | And why did n't Mario follow his example ? |
| 13 | Why did n't Connolly write a rock and roll film , said Puttnam . |
| 14 | Why did n't Benjamin demonstrate against the Vietnam War instead of just Lying around in his parents ' swimming pool ? |
| 15 | Why did n't Robert call on his veterinary nurse ? |
| 16 | Why did n't David tell me ? ’ |
| 17 | Tom and Terry , but especially Terry , wanted to know everything about us immediately : where we 'd been to school ; what we 'd studied ; the history of the British constitution , or lack of it from an American point of view ; what the real situation was in Ireland ; why did n't Brian hit me when I responded to a proffered cigarette with , ‘ Fuck off out of my life , you wheedling Irish bastard ’ ? |
| 18 | Mary Finnigan : It was at this time , when David flew out to Malta , then not only were we organising the Arts Lab but a free open air festival in Beckenham , David , having flown out to the Maltese song festival had sent Angie a postcard saying something to the effect that he was going to be in Italy and why did n't Angie come and join him , which she did , leaving me to sort out both the folk club and the free festival organised for Beckenham Park the following Sunday . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Why did n't Iritnefert live with her ? ’ |
| 20 | Why did n't Charles come down and join them at Mother Bunch 's ? |
| 21 | Why did n't Maureen come home ? |
| 22 | One panel member explained he had a friend who was handy with a bit of wood and some nails — why did n't WNKER insert a new shelf in between the existing shelves , thus doubling the CD capacity ? |
| 23 | Since this was written in pencil , why did n't Richard erase it ? |
| 24 | ‘ And why did n't Cosmas get out of the bed ? ’ |
| 25 | Bambi smiled thinly , and Sheridan said in a loud voice that he thought the whole thing was stupid ; everyone knew there had n't been any goddam kidnap attempt and why did n't Zak stop messing around and piss off . |
| 26 | Why did n't Una tell me ? |
| 27 | Why did n't Cranston ask her outright ? |
| 28 | If a new contract had to be signed urgently , why had n't Eric brought it to him there and then , rather than posting it ? |
| 29 | Why had n't Hugh hardened his heart and refused to accept his ridiculous story of having been commissioned to do his ‘ Jottings ’ from Tuscany ? |
| 30 | Why had n't Maxie thought of building a new house there , the old stick in the mud ? |