Example sentences of "why do you [vb infin] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vera asks me : ‘ Why did you stay a Communist for so long , even after your friend was executed in 1950 ? '' ’ The friend in question had been a schoolmate and they had worked together in the resistance . |
| 2 | ‘ Why did you buy a foreign car ? ’ he said . |
| 3 | ‘ Why do you bring a dead body back from the grave ? ’ |
| 4 | Why do you want a healthy |
| 5 | Why do you want a lockable cupboard ? we do n't well it 's very , so why do you need a lockable cupboard ? |
| 6 | So , it 's quite clear that the electric car is a technical technically feasible form of car , however if you ask why do you want an electric car there would could be different reasons . |
| 7 | ‘ Why do you make a troubled face , oh son of mine ? ’ the daddy asked . |
| 8 | Why do you want a lockable cupboard ? we do n't well it 's very , so why do you need a lockable cupboard ? |
| 9 | Why do you like a high bed ? |