Example sentences of "why we [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why we adopted — ‘ |
| 2 | ‘ — why we adopted the Junker model of behaviour . ’ |
| 3 | I 'm concerned now , I understand the reason why we adopted the approach in our area . |
| 4 | This is why we developed the habit of teaching trainees to paddle GP boats in a high , upright style derived from racing . |
| 5 | Only the Good Christ knows why we met for that . |
| 6 | You may be wondering why we wired over the box we installed in the barn . |
| 7 | She could n't understand why we cared , but we did — very much . |
| 8 | That 's why we agreed not to train her . |
| 9 | I think the best thing we can do is leave any talk of work until tomorrow and concentrate on the real reason why we agreed to this evening and get to know one another better . ’ |
| 10 | And that 's why we asked Professor James Leotard , who researches Body Culture at Milton Keynes University , to devise a series of six simple trolley toning exercises . |
| 11 | ‘ I felt that I began to get very complacent in my guitar playing and that 's why we asked Craig to leave . |
| 12 | That 's why we 'd better move on without any delay . ’ |
| 13 | Believe me , I would sooner go hat in hand to all the bankers in Europe than try and explain to Anna why we 'd ignored her imperial command . ’ |
| 14 | If , if they 'd have if they 'd have talked to Andrew first , Andrew would have told him why we 'd sent it . |
| 15 | We are the artists , and if our life is a dark , jagged abstract when we prefer Impressionist pastels which dance with light , we should ask ourselves why we painted it that way . |
| 16 | Machin says : ‘ John 's a real leader on the pitch which is why we made him captain of the youth team . |
| 17 | that 's why we made her the supervisor |
| 18 | After the usual social exchanges we got down to business explaining the range of counselling that we could give and the various reasons why we thought it was important to ‘ talk about it ’ . |
| 19 | You know , that 's why we thought we 'd come back cos we thought we had n't talked much . |
| 20 | And , in more serious vein , David Corrigan , of Newport , asks why we ignored ‘ the coming environmental crisis [ that ] is more certain , and more real , than any of the speculative imaginings of your writers ’ . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , that 's why we came , is n't it ? ’ said the Abbot . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm cold , ’ she complained , ‘ I ca n't think why we came up here . ’ |
| 23 | That 's why we came out with it 'cause it reflected what we liked at the time . ’ |
| 24 | That 's why we came to England , to begin a new life . |
| 25 | It 's why we came . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Constance , ‘ seeing as that 's why we came . |
| 27 | You want Polos , I know that 's why we came out is n't it lucky girl . |
| 28 | Oh , watch the match that 's why we came in , put that on |
| 29 | That 's why we went on to Seattle and Phoenix and worked our way back east again through the south , through Texas , Florida and Tennessee and it ended up going more than twice its length because of the success of the show . |
| 30 | And we were reminded of this last week when , in making our way up from the quay , we passed this sweet shop and there were the sugar mice in the window , and the cat , and that 's why we went in and bought some . |