Example sentences of "but why [verb] [pers pn] want [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I … er … but why do you want to see them ? ’ he asked plaintively . |
| 2 | But why do you want to see Celia ? |
| 3 | Yeah , but why do you want to see the the T V programme , it 's useless ! |
| 4 | ‘ But why do you want to talk to me ? ’ |
| 5 | But why do you want to know , my friend ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ But why do you want to know ? ’ |
| 7 | Yeah about quarter to or , give yourself time to get there but why do you want to get there early ? |
| 8 | But why did he want to keep her here ? |