Example sentences of "why do [pron] [verb] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked perfectly amiable , so why did she get this feeling of apprehension , as though he was playing some sort of waiting game ? |
| 2 | Why did I have this feeling ? |
| 3 | The first question really should be ‘ why did I buy this machine ? ’ |
| 4 | Oh , why did you paint this picture ? |
| 5 | Why did you come this way ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ If it is n't true , ’ said Mavis coldly , ‘ why did you say this morning that your car would be just right for me ? ’ |
| 7 | Why did you approve this action ? |
| 8 | ‘ Jacob , why did you let this stranger into my house ? ’ |
| 9 | And why did you hit this car ? |
| 10 | Why did it happen this way ? |
| 11 | Why do we have this fighting this in the front room |
| 12 | How satisfied are they with the various parts of the criminal justice process ( policing , trial , and sentence ) and why do they feel this way ? |
| 13 | Why do they make this distinction ? |
| 14 | ‘ Why do they put this rubbish on show , instead of some real art ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Just why do you want this club so much anyway ? ’ she asked abruptly . |
| 16 | I ventured : ‘ Excuse me Sir , why do you want this note ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Why do you need this information ? |
| 18 | ‘ Why do you have this interest in the criminal classes ? ’ asked Brian of his wife . |
| 19 | Why do I have this dream about drowning ? |
| 20 | Why do I need this sleep that covers me |
| 21 | What is this anthropomorphism , and why do I see this landscape as male ? |
| 22 | Why do I recommend this type of DIY practice ? |
| 23 | Why does it reach this top speed ? |
| 24 | Why does she write this story ? |