Example sentences of "why do n't they [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but I , he says he did n't , I mean , since she 's had the chop , but between having the first and then having the twins , the second , she went back to work then at the Building Society , so she 's got a cheaper mortgage , so why did n't they pay some off then ? |
| 2 | Margaret panicked , she 'd got the wrong number , the wrong place , the wrong advertisement , why did n't they get off the line , why did n't they leave her — |
| 3 | Yeah why did n't they leave it open ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ Jesus and why did n't they send the Devil ? |
| 6 | ‘ If they want our co-operation why did n't they give us prior notice ? |
| 7 | Why did n't they give you it ? |
| 8 | ‘ Why did n't they float ? ’ |
| 9 | Well that 's what I said why did n't they surround it a mile away . |
| 10 | Why did n't they examine my action first ? |
| 11 | So why did n't they do away with it altogether , or at least bury thing . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | 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 ? |
| 15 | There is something wrong with the relationships , there is as well as somebody doing the abuse , there are other people who are somehow complicit in the abuse because they 're allowing it to go on , they must have known , surely they must have known , why did n't they do something ? |
| 16 | Why did n't they last when Edward tried to go further , she wondered ? |
| 17 | ‘ And why did n't they eat the fruit themselves ? ’ |
| 18 | Why did n't they go straight to agricultural college ? |
| 19 | ‘ But if they wanted to kidnap you , why did n't they make a better job of it ? ’ asked Jack . |
| 20 | ‘ Why did n't they make Ashi write it ? |
| 21 | Why did n't they have jobs like other people ? |
| 22 | Why did n't they put it into something solid and endurable ? |
| 23 | Why did n't they use a spotlight ? |
| 24 | Margaret panicked , she 'd got the wrong number , the wrong place , the wrong advertisement , why did n't they get off the line , why did n't they leave her — |
| 25 | Why did n't they get out ? |
| 26 | You know , because this , were they slacking in some way , why did n't they get twenty ? |
| 27 | why did n't they get rid of the train to Banbury ? |
| 28 | Well why did n't they get a mile away from where they put that money they could 've , they could 've been planned it away , a mile away all |
| 29 | ‘ Why did n't they tie you up or guard you or something ? ’ |
| 30 | Why did n't they call it ‘ Psychology for People ’ ? |