Example sentences of "but why do [pron] [vb infin] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But why does everything have to fade , drift away like the leaves , grow sober ? … |
| 2 | That 's just , that 's just but why does it have to happen ? |
| 3 | But why does she keep looking towards the door ? |
| 4 | ‘ But why does he keep saying things like ‘ extraordinarily interesting ’ and ‘ indeed , indeed ’ ? |
| 5 | But why do we need to do this ? |
| 6 | But why do you choose to comment on it , even to yourself ? |
| 7 | ‘ I … er … but why do you want to see them ? ’ he asked plaintively . |
| 8 | But why do you want to see Celia ? |
| 9 | Yeah , but why do you want to see the the T V programme , it 's useless ! |
| 10 | ‘ But why do you want to talk to me ? ’ |
| 11 | But why do you want to know , my friend ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ But why do you want to know ? ’ |
| 13 | Yeah about quarter to or , give yourself time to get there but why do you want to get there early ? |
| 14 | I 'm not being inquisitive , Captain , and I know it 's none of my business , but why do you remain anchored here ? |
| 15 | But why do you keep calling her Elaine ? |
| 16 | But why do you have to leave it in the fridge ? |
| 17 | But why do you have to keep it ? |
| 18 | But why do I have to say thank you ? |
| 19 | But why do I have to put up with election leaflets coming through my letter box at 6.30am ? |
| 20 | Yeah but why do I have to take it back ? |
| 21 | But why did they choose to build on their own valuable market places instead of expanding outwards into suburbs ? |
| 22 | But why did he want to keep her here ? |
| 23 | But why did he choose to live in Bali rather than England ? |
| 24 | If he was ill , bad luck , but why did he have to ruin everything for me ? |
| 25 | But why did he have to leave his job ? |