Example sentences of "why he [verb] [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frequently Ruth wondered why he had n't ended up in borstal or some other institution . |
| 2 | In answer to the reporters ' questions as to why he had n't put up a defence for Mitchum , Geisler said , ‘ The evidence was in the transcript . |
| 3 | But Jekub did n't grumble , and he did n't keep on asking Dorcas why he had n't got around to inventing radio yet . |
| 4 | I asked him why he had n't got on with the other passengers . |
| 5 | Brucie should have asked his old mucker why he had apparently given up his comedy career to become a fulltime golfer , but he seemed more interested in sticking to what appeared to be a well-prepared script . |
| 6 | Brucie should have asked his old mucker why he had apparently given up his comedy career to become a full-time golfer , but he seemed more interested in sticking to what appeared to be a well-prepared script . |
| 7 | Brucie should have asked his old mucker why he had apparently given up his comedy career to become a full-time golfer , but he seemed more interested in sticking to what appeared to be a well-prepared script . |
| 8 | There was , Henry felt , something rather unsavoury about Maltby. perhaps that was why he had never worked up the notes he had made on the case . |
| 9 | But she still did n't have any idea why he had suddenly barged back into her life like this . |
| 10 | Maybe , maybe I do n't know if he 's shy or anything , why he has n't phoned up Michael yet , perhaps I ought to ask Michael to phone him then , he does , yes . |