Example sentences of "why [vb base] [pers pn] [vb infin] [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why do we want to do that ? ’ |
| 2 | And what about us — why do we want to get educated ? ’ |
| 3 | And a key in all of this and Professor Lock er mentioned is why should we have er a strategic exceptions policy , why why do we want to attract those sort of developments to the county and more specifically perhaps Harrogate District ? |
| 4 | Why do we continue to accept such judgments ? |
| 5 | So why do we need to formalize these arrangements , why rock the boat at time when the political climate is ? |
| 6 | But why do we need to do this ? |
| 7 | And why do we have to have double bass players featured ? |
| 8 | Why do they have to do that ? ’ |
| 9 | Why do they have to do this sort of thing during Holy Week ? |
| 10 | Oh bloody hell why do they have to put such long words in them ? |
| 11 | ‘ But — why do you want to do this ? |
| 12 | For example , erm , in erm , paranoia , delusions of persecution where people believe that is plotting against them , and no matter what you do , erm , you know if you said well look , we can prove to you we are not plotting against you , the paranoic says to you , why do you want to prove this to me , if it 's not true , you know . |
| 13 | ‘ Why do you want to know all this ? ’ |
| 14 | Why do you want to know these things ? ’ she asked . |
| 15 | Why do you have to stand two foot away from it ? |
| 16 | Why do you have to drag these things out of people . |
| 17 | So why do I want to repeat these teenage agonies ? |
| 18 | " Why do I have to wear this stuff ? " he complained . |
| 19 | Why do I have to explain this to him ? |
| 20 | Well , why do I get to think that ? |