Example sentences of "why [pers pn] [vb base] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , but why I 've got a wine glass and everybody |
| 2 | The only reason why I go to see a Nirvana show is just to see them wreck the gear ! |
| 3 | ‘ That 's probably why I have to see a therapist , ’ said Scarlet humbly . |
| 4 | and Dave said , and there you are , that 's why you 've got a cold . |
| 5 | Er , it 's fairly obvious why you want to bake a quiche or a a flan , it 's fairly obvious , is it , why you want to play the clarinet ? |
| 6 | ‘ So that 's why you want to have a look round this Mait 's place ? ’ |
| 7 | We have to answer questions to our children as to why we 've got a siren that 's visible for everybody around , right level with the bedrooms , in the middle of an estate . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's no use me doing nothing now and wondering why we 've got a problem in March . ’ |
| 9 | erm and we have to persuade people , really through the medium of , of P R ; through good editorials , through the world 's press and T V erm that it 's safe and then , through the medium of advertising — which is why we 've got a lot of extra money — we have to persuade the world that it 's affordable . |
| 10 | That 's why we 've produced a database with development tools that gets new systems up and running in no time . |
| 11 | why we want to make a success and he do n't lose it all ! |
| 12 | That 's why we have devised a low-calorie , high protein diet . |
| 13 | That 's why we have to make a decision and act now . ’ |
| 14 | This is why we have chosen a mouth ( on the following diagram ) to represent the outgoing side of a personality ; but this is only one side of the personality . |
| 15 | ‘ I know the twins used to visit their parents early in the morning — which is why we have to share a bed , ’ he breathed softly . |
| 16 | Is that why they 've got a fax machine then ? |