Example sentences of "[conj] why [vb past] [pers pn] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And why did they put on that charade with the fake bodies when they planned to send two live substitutes to England in the Renault ? ’ |
| 2 | And why did it have to be this man above all others who made her heart beat that little bit faster ? |
| 3 | ‘ When and why did you arrive at that conclusion ? ’ she queried quietly . |
| 4 | And why did you look at him so coldly ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ And why did he go like that ? ’ |
| 6 | But why did they go for absolute egalitarianism in the first place then ? |
| 7 | For centuries the lane served no doubt as a cattle-road , but why did it come into existence at all , and when ? |
| 8 | Singularity , like , later , monogamy , was a difficult thing , a strain , almost an oddity : perhaps that was its appeal for him , but why did it have to be so ? |
| 9 | But why did he stand in the cold , on wet ground , for five or ten minutes ? |
| 10 | ‘ But why did you sneak into the corridors to talk to me ? ’ asked Endill . |