Example sentences of "[vb infin] why [pers pn] [was/were] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I do n't know why we were n't alerted sooner . ’ |
| 2 | But I do n't know why we were n't alerted sooner . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't know why I was n't told about this before , ’ complained Dyson . |
| 4 | He , he did n't know why he was there did he ? |
| 5 | ‘ I can not understand why we were not informed . ’ |
| 6 | He could n't understand why they were suddenly running over the sand . |
| 7 | I still do n't understand why she was all bashed up . |
| 8 | This man used cheap tricks in his work , serving rotten meat and watered-down ale to customers , yet could not understand why he was not malting a profit . |
| 9 | In John 6:15 , there is a curious statement , that ‘ Jesus , who could see why they were about to come and take him by force and make him king , escaped back to the hills by himself . ’ |
| 10 | I could n't really see why he was n't given the chance this season ( apart from the last mins vs Swindon ) , |
| 11 | This is quite a long way down for coins of this period and it would explain why I was n't finding anything earlier . |
| 12 | With unfailing respect , may I ask why I was not called on the Yarrow statement ? |