Example sentences of "why do you [vb infin] [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why do you persist in calling Canada dull ? |
| 2 | A meeting was held in August 1948 , when Akufo Addo asked Nkrumah the question : ‘ Why do you persist in using the word Comrade as a term of address ? ’ |
| 3 | Then another thought struck her and she added mockingly , ‘ Why do you talk of buying ? |
| 4 | ‘ If you ca n't get those expressions right , why do you insist on using them ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Why do you insist on seeing me in this horrible way ? ’ she finished up . |
| 6 | ‘ And why do you insist on driving over every pothole ? |
| 7 | ‘ Why do you insist on saying all this ? ’ |