Example sentences of "why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] that [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | We sometimes ask about a person : ‘ Why has she chosen that course of action ? |
| 2 | ‘ Why did ye let that oul bastard treat ye that way ? ’ |
| 3 | Why did they say that migration occurs even when we have high unem unemployment ? |
| 4 | ‘ Why did you send that man to my office ? |
| 5 | I 've got some erm announcements for this morning , Vicky , erm first of all I 'd like to introduce you to Anthony who comes from Longman 's Dictionaries why did , why did you do that Melanie ? |
| 6 | Why did you do that David ? |
| 7 | Right so you do it on other side and then work out what that comes to , so why did you multiply that side by a hundred ? |
| 8 | ( Why did you lose that contract ? |
| 9 | ‘ Why did you write that tailpiece to the article , by the way ? |
| 10 | ‘ Jamie , why did you cause that scene ? ’ |
| 11 | Why — why — why ? she had asked herself over and over again , why did it end that way ? |
| 12 | Why do birds fall in love , why do birds sing so gay , why do they sing that song , why do they |
| 13 | okay Why do you think that intra industry trade has risen , say over the last fifty years ? |
| 14 | As I bit through the clingwrap on my sandwich , I gulped , and summoning indifference said , ‘ Oh why do you think that Brenda ? ’ |
| 15 | Why do you choose that brand ? |
| 16 | Why do you ask that Millie ? |
| 17 | Okay , that 's the question is why , why does it have that structure ? |
| 18 | Why does she keep that fire engine ? |
| 19 | ‘ Why does she behave that way ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Why have they cut that money ? ’ |
| 21 | Why have I why have we got that upside down funnel ? |
| 22 | Why have you why have you done that Mr ? |
| 23 | Why have you got that look on your face again ? |
| 24 | So everyone goes out , buys a gun and when a policeman says why have you got that gun ? |
| 25 | ‘ Then why have you got that sort of stiff look ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Why have you got that silk dress on ? |