Example sentences of "why [verb] you [vb infin] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So why did you tell all this to Nicola ? ’ |
| 2 | Mum why did you bring some more clothes ? |
| 3 | And why did you drag that poor innocent woman along ? ’ |
| 4 | Why did you choose that particular course ? |
| 5 | ‘ Why did you pay all that money ? ’ a friend asked . |
| 6 | It , as I said earlier , really just looks up a table of data values , numerical values , and comes up with an answer and you ca n't question it , you ca n't ask it why did you get that particular answer . |
| 7 | Policeman come over and said why did you kill all these three , these three spastics . |
| 8 | Why do you think such extreme violence was used against law enforcement officers when they arrived to carry out their duties ? |
| 9 | ‘ Why do you think all these businessmen have accounts anyway ? |
| 10 | ‘ Why do you believe all this rubbish ? |
| 11 | ‘ But … but why do you use these strange names ? ’ |
| 12 | Why do you need some more ? |
| 13 | Why , ’ he asked , trying to focus his bleary eyes on Corbett , ‘ Why do you ask all these questions ? ’ |
| 14 | Instead he asked , ‘ And why do you have this particular addiction ? |