Example sentences of "why do you [vb infin] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why d' you want to go in ? ’ |
| 2 | Why did you decide to take up stamp collecting again ? |
| 3 | Why did you want to sit there ? |
| 4 | ‘ Why did you start digging here ? ’ the Doctor asked . |
| 5 | Why did you start going out and getting out of it ? |
| 6 | Why did you stop working there after twenty years ? |
| 7 | Yes so why did you say shut up in the first place ? |
| 8 | Mum why did you say go away ? |
| 9 | Why did you say go away when he was n't on the flowers ? |
| 10 | ‘ Then why did you have to go back for treatment ? ’ |
| 11 | Then he paused before demanding , ‘ Answer me this … if it was an accident and you 're not a vandal , but rather , as you would clearly have me believe , an honest , decent , upright citizen , why did you try to sneak away ? |
| 12 | Why do you stay cooped up in here ? |
| 13 | I 'm not being inquisitive , Captain , and I know it 's none of my business , but why do you remain anchored here ? |
| 14 | If it 's your boyfriend , it 's ‘ Why do you want to spend more than fifteen minutes with your boyfriend ? ’ |
| 15 | Why do you want to act now ? |
| 16 | Why do you want to work here ? |
| 17 | Oh why do you want to stay here , why do n't you leave . |
| 18 | Why do you want to stay here ? |
| 19 | ‘ Why do you want to know so much where they are ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Why do you want to get away from people ? ’ he asked , staring at her . |
| 21 | Yeah about quarter to or , give yourself time to get there but why do you want to get there early ? |
| 22 | Why do you try to look so old ? ’ |
| 23 | Well if it does then you need to know it now , why do you need to know now . |
| 24 | Why do you , why do you keep messing about with that light ? |
| 25 | ‘ Then why do you keep looking out the window ? ’ |
| 26 | Dumb Why do you like picking up the telephone so much ? |
| 27 | " If Maurice belongs to you , why do you have to put up with Harry ? " |
| 28 | And what why do you have to fill in the form ? |
| 29 | Why do you have to go away ? |
| 30 | WHY DO YOU HAVE TO PAY SO MUCH FOR SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE U.K. ? |