Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] why do [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And why do they speak so roughly to their husbands and why do they have so few manners ? |
| 2 | It 's carbon , it 's not being used as a fuel it 's just being chucked in , to do something with the with the iron ore and why does it put limestone in it ? |
| 3 | Edouard invented that fake message about the museum but why did he send your crook up there after me ? |
| 4 | Who are these people still growing Gamay in Champagne and why do they want to continue ? |
| 5 | It could involve a civil engineering student considering the social effects of a new construction — in other words , taking on a sociological perspective ; it could be a student of English trying to answer the question ‘ What is literature and why do we assume that it is a good thing ? ’ — and so embracing the thinking of moral philosophy ; it might be a student in the performing arts trying to understand how and why a particular tradition had evolved — so embarking on a historical study ; it could be a chemistry student being invited to consider the effects on the natural environment of industrial or agricultural chemicals — so adding a biological approach to the subject ; or it might be a social science student keen on human perspectives being encouraged to look at underlying statistical patterns . |
| 6 | And finally , thought Ian as he walked up through the Cathedral stairs from the crypt office , what does the Bishop want two of after Evensong and why did he put the phone down on me when he failed to get the odious Williams ? |
| 7 | PJ turns his attention to the US government : ‘ What the fuck do these guys do all day and why does it cost so goddamned much money ? ’ |
| 8 | Why did they choose to omit a particular miracle and why did they change the chronology elsewhere ? |
| 9 | Why are there wars and why do we fight . |
| 10 | Why did they come on raids and why did they burn and steal ? |