Example sentences of "why does n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since Porfiry wants to break Raskolnikov , why does n't he exploit Lizaveta 's murder ? |
| 2 | Why does n't someone buy up Japan before it owns everyone ? |
| 3 | ‘ I thought for Christ 's sake why does n't he shut up ? |
| 4 | Why does n't it have a mark on it for absolute brass monkeys ? |
| 5 | Once I heard the social worker say quite seriously ‘ Bloody Paki why does n't she go home ? ’ |
| 6 | But Labour 's shadow education secretary Mr Jack Straw said since only three of the 20 were in operation on the target date ‘ why does n't he recognise the CTC programme as an immoral and wasteful failure ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Why does n't she go home ? ’ said Philip . |
| 8 | Why does n't this place provide models if they want us to get these things right ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Why does n't she ever open any windows ? ’ thought Marie . |
| 10 | ‘ Why does n't she do something else ? ’ |
| 11 | Just because we do n't always understand why does n't mean there is n't a reason behind what He does . |
| 12 | Sixties author Todd Gitlin , appalled , wrote a piece called ‘ The end of the age of Aquarius ’ , in which he asked : ‘ If there is so much bad acid around why does n't this contaminated culture , many of whose claims are based on the virtues of drugs , help its own brothers and sisters ? |
| 13 | ‘ But why does n't the Queen care for them ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Why does n't her nephew send her the money for the fare ? ’ asked Mary , one of the Sprites , who had often done a good turn for Miss Miggs . |
| 15 | In relation to crime , perhaps the crucial question for Marxists is not ‘ Why does crime occur ? ’ , but ‘ Why does n't it occur more often ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Why does n't the leather break ? ’ she muttered as the home continued its terrifying charge downhill . |
| 17 | Why does n't he want me to see you ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Why does n't he dip his lights ? ’ she cursed . |
| 19 | Well if he does n't like my C64 why does n't he buy me an Amiga 500 for my birthday ? |
| 20 | Another small point : why does n't someone make replacement bridge pieces for Strat bridges , for example , that have pickups built in ( as in the Shadow ) ? |
| 21 | So why does n't it work ? |
| 22 | Exasperated by what he saw as Theo 's heartless neglect of him , he unleashed a volley of angry questions to a brother he relegated to the third person : ‘ Why does n't he write ? |
| 23 | Why does n't Jean come too ? |
| 24 | The 44-year-old lawyer , above , was forced into action in 1989 by rumours of husband Bill 's affairs and daughter Chelsea , 12 , asking : ‘ Why does n't Daddy love you ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Why does n't the Thing know where to go ? ’ said Gurder . |
| 26 | Why does n't someone throw a hand grenade ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Why does n't he just wear a cocktail dress ? ’ asks Richard . |
| 28 | ‘ Why does n't he just admit he 's half queenie ? |
| 29 | Why does n't Keith suck his thumb to vent his frustration instead or do something else ? |
| 30 | ‘ If he is so keen on these ideas why does n't he apply them to the Cabinet ? |