Example sentences of "but why do " in BNC.
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| 1 | But why does it always go wrong ? |
| 2 | But why does everything have to fade , drift away like the leaves , grow sober ? … |
| 3 | ‘ But why does n't the Queen care for them ? ’ |
| 4 | But why does the body burn so much energy when it gets rid of infection ? |
| 5 | Everyone knows that the zebra has bold black and white stripes , but why does it have them ? |
| 6 | Pompous people are very quick to lay blame on the social services when things go wrong , but why does it happen ? |
| 7 | But why does it suddenly feel threatened by the contact of its peaceful owner ? |
| 8 | But why does the otter not take advantage of this sense of security to launch an attack ? |
| 9 | But why does this event persist in subjecting us to long rows of tap dancers , a breed of people whose only function in life is to display the disgusting effects of sweat and sequins under neon ? |
| 10 | Once we adopt this view of teachers or of any other human being , our starting question is no longer why does he/she fail to do X , but why does he/she do Y ? |
| 11 | ‘ Yes , but why does his caddie hold the pin even on the short putts ? |
| 12 | But why does Thomas consider a woman to be defective by nature ? |
| 13 | But why does Mr Ross always look sad ? |
| 14 | ‘ He is good-looking , ’ Anne whispered to Diana , ‘ but why does he smile at me ? |
| 15 | ‘ But why does anyone tell a lie ? |
| 16 | ‘ But why does one country attack another ? ’ he asked . |
| 17 | But why does he not do something ? |
| 18 | ‘ But why does it need the army ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ But why does he keep saying things like ‘ extraordinarily interesting ’ and ‘ indeed , indeed ’ ? |
| 20 | But why does Lord Berwick leave the room when you enter it ? |
| 21 | But why does she keep looking towards the door ? |
| 22 | Aye , the lepers and beggars must have somewhere to go , but why does it have to be on my front doorstep ? |
| 23 | That is all very well , but why does he not come clean and give us Labour 's figures ? |
| 24 | True , he is n't ; they are n't ; but why does it matter ? |
| 25 | ‘ But why does that horrible old man shout at me ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Yes , but why does it have to be raised by means of a levy ? ’ |
| 27 | But why does it have to be that ? |
| 28 | But why does n't she just shut up and get on with it , like everybody else ? |
| 29 | That 's just , that 's just but why does it have to happen ? |
| 30 | ‘ Well , apparently Horne , for example , recognised the seed cake as a death threat , but why does the crude drawing of a ship hold such terrors for him and others ? ’ |