Example sentences of "[coord] why do [pers pn] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Or why do you speak with her ? |
2 | And why does he sit in her house waiting for her ? |
3 | What is the ‘ essence ’ or ‘ nature ’ of a horse , and why does it follow from this that a horse has a certain type of head or feet , or lives to the age it does ? |
4 | 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 ? ’ |
5 | And why did it have to be this man above all others who made her heart beat that little bit faster ? |
6 | ‘ When and why did you arrive at that conclusion ? ’ she queried quietly . |
7 | And why did you look at him so coldly ? ’ |
8 | ‘ And why did he go like that ? ’ |
9 | And why do they sing in the way they do ? |
10 | And why do they look for an ALTERNATIVE interpretation |
11 | And why do I talk in this way ? |
12 | And why do you want to be the Prime Minister ? |
13 | ‘ And why do you insist on driving over every pothole ? |
14 | Aye , the lepers and beggars must have somewhere to go , but why does it have to be on my front doorstep ? |
15 | ‘ Yes , but why does it have to be raised by means of a levy ? ’ |
16 | But why does it have to be that ? |
17 | ‘ He is good-looking , ’ Anne whispered to Diana , ‘ but why does he smile at me ? |
18 | ‘ But why do they pretend to be brother and sister ? ’ |
19 | Which is fair enough , but why do we go with him ? |
20 | Mum , but why do we have to . |
21 | But why do you have to be so hostile ? ’ |
22 | But why do I go to C , rather than to B ? |
23 | But why did they go for absolute egalitarianism in the first place then ? |
24 | For centuries the lane served no doubt as a cattle-road , but why did it come into existence at all , and when ? |
25 | 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 ? |
26 | But why did he stand in the cold , on wet ground , for five or ten minutes ? |
27 | ‘ But why did you sneak into the corridors to talk to me ? ’ asked Endill . |