Example sentences of "why we do " in BNC.

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1 Like Edward she knew the ‘ reason why we do n't marry is not our immaturity but impecuniousness ’ .
2 I do n't understand why we do n't apply the same logic to other mammals .
3 The heart not only explains what we do , but why we do it .
4 Of course , it is not always easy to pinpoint exactly why we do or do not engage in a particular action .
5 This is why we do not want to abandon the term inner city , either analytically or politically , only to ground it in the academic debates which have reproduced it conceptually , the political debates that have refashioned it discursively and , most significantly , the social injustices and inequalities that lend the term its emotive power and mobilising force .
6 We may have a head filled with reasons why we do not .
7 It 's semantics , and I know none of us are anti-semantic , are we — that 's why we do what we do .
8 That is why we do a little aerobic exercise every day — just enough to make us puff and exercise our heart without over-doing it .
9 I 'm sure several readers will wonder why we do have many similar races in Britain .
10 I would like to open up more channels with the EC to allow us to articulate better why we do what we do , otherwise issues that are important to the 100 Group 's membership , like goodwill accounting , could founder on legal grounds or simply because people do n't understand . ’
11 Our changing society , and the advance of medicine , have , however , forced us to ask questions about why we do certain things , and to suggest new methods .
12 The reason why we do not notice surface tensions in solids is not that the surface tensions are weak but rather that solids are too rigid to be visibly distorted by them .
13 The actual tensile strength of ordinary glass and ceramics can be quite high ; the reason why we do not make motor cars , for instance , from them is not that they are weak but that they are far too brittle .
14 ‘ We choose children who will fully appreciate this trip , which is why we do n't select those who are blind .
15 The importance of knowing why we do things and not just what to do has altered many of the concepts and shattered many long held perceptions about the effectiveness and quality of care we give to patients .
16 ( I sometimes wonder why we do it .
17 This is one reason why we do not restrict the use of " style " to what we have called stylistic variation , ie " styled " .
18 We can distinguish sceptical arguments which , although they attempt to deprive us of knowledge ( or even of justified belief ) still allow that we understand the propositions whose truth we are no longer allowed to know , from those which claim that the reason why we do n't know their truth is that we can not understand them .
19 ‘ the layman may well wonder why we do not consult the Parliamentary Debates , for we are much more likely to find the intention of Parliament there than anywhere else .
20 Why we do it and and what it 's all about .
21 I guess he 's wondering why we do n't kiss more often . ’
22 But I think you will understand why we do not regret staging a grand wedding for Annabelle and Steven .
23 And I think another reason why we do so well educationally is that the baby gives them a sense of direction and purpose and they may not want to get 16+ exams but they want to for their baby .
24 Will the Minister explain why we do not have an overall monitoring system to ensure that transport users get value for money and that there is a proper service , especially for those in rural areas ?
25 That 's why we do n't go there .
26 Er that 's becoming more recognized , which is why we do more routine things on people who appear fa yeah , it
27 What puzzles me is why we do n't do the obvious and go and find him .
28 Or instructions which advise the staff how a particular project , how a particular task is undertaken with guidance on why we do it .
29 The explanation that is usually given as to why we do n't see broken cups gathering themselves together off the floor and jumping back onto the table is that it is forbidden by the second law of thermodynamics .
30 It will make sure that everyone not only tells our customers what we do for them but also why we do it .
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