Example sentences of "[to-vb] why [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well we 've got to guess why she said that . |
| 2 | Having criticized the limits of the antiracist account of racism , this is an appropriate point at which to explicate my own conception of racism and to indicate why I think it is more persuasive ( cf. |
| 3 | The strong normative bias in the study of social policy has led at times to a greater preoccupation with criticism of policies than with attempts to discover why they take the forms they do . |
| 4 | There may be a restrictiveness in the range of cultural structures illuminated , but attempting to determine at least some of the cultural webs which emerged during the Renaissance and trying to discover why they were spun indicates the dynamism of cultural representation . |
| 5 | The live rounds will now be taken away and destroyed , while the police have the daunting task of trying to discover why they were put there . |
| 6 | The aim of the exercise is to begin to discover why you relate to written language in the way you do and to trigger the first probings into your own , unique way of understanding yourself and your world . |
| 7 | But the person who knows why he believes is also in a position to discover why he doubts . |
| 8 | Detectives here are trying to find out more about the man 's business activities , to establish why he was killed . |
| 9 | A police spokesman said there were no suspicious circumstances but added : ‘ So far we have been unable to establish why he was in Glasgow or when he arrived . ’ |
| 10 | I think if you 've got somebody who 's got a er a solicitor or an accountant then you need to establish why he wants to talk to them and also er if he , if he 's adamant that he wants to do that , find out who he is and ask if you can speak to him as well , or you can explain erm you know what the , what , what you 're doing with the client . |
| 11 | If you are replacing someone who is leaving the firm then it is essential to know why they are going . |
| 12 | It is important to understand why people are favourably disposed towards a move , just as much as it is important to know why they are unhappy about going . |
| 13 | It is a considerable puzzle to know why they are still so common . |
| 14 | And your husband will want to know why they should be interested in his movements in connection with a man he never heard of . ’ |
| 15 | Now advertisers want to know why they 're still paying this premium to be first , when being first means that they 're actually fourth , fifth , sixth or seventh . |
| 16 | And , seventy seven people say yes , and twenty three people say no , and are n't you fascinated to know why they voted that way ? |
| 17 | I want to know why they did it and especially why they did what they did with the head … |
| 18 | And in July 1986 , 28 women were teargassed in their communal cell in Pollsmoor when they demanded to know why they were being held . |
| 19 | So if we 've got somebody earning nine thousand , they 're going to want to know why they 're insuring themselves for a hundred thousand on living insurance benefit . |
| 20 | has already said that the Tories do n't seem to have any provision for capital and I 'm dying to know why they have as much to say about the additional buildings as anyone else er I 'd be interested to know what they say . |
| 21 | I 'd love to know why they call them Sugar Puffs . |
| 22 | I know but I 'd love to know why they call them Sugar Puffs |
| 23 | Our children have a right to know why we have Christmas and Easter , crosses on war memorials and a coronation service ; why the centre of every English village is a parish church ; and why English literature resonates with Biblical imagery . |
| 24 | And the best remedy for this doubt is to know the sure and sufficient reasons God has given us , to know why we can know God is there , to know why we can trust his revelation as true , to know why we can be sure of his love and his goodness , and to stand firm in our understanding of these truths . |
| 25 | And the best remedy for this doubt is to know the sure and sufficient reasons God has given us , to know why we can know God is there , to know why we can trust his revelation as true , to know why we can be sure of his love and his goodness , and to stand firm in our understanding of these truths . |
| 26 | And the best remedy for this doubt is to know the sure and sufficient reasons God has given us , to know why we can know God is there , to know why we can trust his revelation as true , to know why we can be sure of his love and his goodness , and to stand firm in our understanding of these truths . |
| 27 | For the real enthusiast who wants to know why we cook what we do , as well as how to do it , Paul Levy 's FEAST OF CHRISTMAS ( Kyle Cathie , £9.99 ) is the answer . |
| 28 | Months ago , when I first entertained questions about the prospective Esquire , everybody wanted to know why we believed a sufficient number of men in Britain were likely to buy such a magazine . |
| 29 | ‘ They need to know why we are here , ’ Adam said . |
| 30 | They want to know why we have to send in so often for reimbursment . |