Example sentences of "[conj] why [verb] [pron] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marian asked , ‘ and why did they attack you ? ’ |
| 2 | And why did it tear her apart because it was fitzAlan who had said those terrible things to her ? |
| 3 | And why did I do nothing ? |
| 4 | ‘ And why did you marry him ? ’ |
| 5 | And why did you choose your pet — for its own attributes alone , or partly because your choice might influence others ' opinion of you ? |
| 6 | And looking to heaven , I complained , ‘ And why did you let me ? ’ |
| 7 | How and why did you adopt her ? ’ |
| 8 | And why did you have them ? |
| 9 | And why did he do it when it was perfectly possible for him to have experimented on any cadaver purchased by him for his medical academy ? |
| 10 | And why did she accept him now , do I hear you ask ? |
| 11 | And why do we do it in the cruellest possible ways ? |
| 12 | In particular , we consider such crucial questions as : what are the characteristic images and explanations of public disorder presented by the media , and why do they take their conventional form ? |
| 13 | And why do they call themselves that ? ’ |
| 14 | And why do I take them on . |
| 15 | So what is the world of industry really like , and why do I find it so interesting ? |
| 16 | And why do you think there are too many ? |
| 17 | e.g. okay and whenever you describe this style you wan na think about right , take ugly blocks of concrete , okay ugly blocks of concrete , right , what is it and why do you think it looks like that ? |
| 18 | A and why do you think I have n't said anything cos he could of gone up ! |
| 19 | ‘ And why do you want him ? ’ said my sister crossly . |
| 20 | Respondents in the health and lifestyle survey were asked ‘ Think of someone who is very healthy , who are you thinking of and why do you call them healthy ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ And why do you find yourself in Keswick ? ’ |
| 22 | Everyone knows that the zebra has bold black and white stripes , but why does it have them ? |
| 23 | They are , in one sense , interpreting the question differently from the way we do ; but why do they do it ? |
| 24 | But why do they give you a treble boost ? |
| 25 | But why do they want them , I mean what are they gon na use it for ? |
| 26 | ‘ But why do they upset her ? ’ he asked . |
| 27 | ‘ But why do you want me to have Cindy Hill to stay ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It makes sense , but why do you think they 'll hire you ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ But why do you think she was … ? ’ |
| 30 | But why did they send them to you ? |