Example sentences of "why [noun prp] [verb] [adv] [vb infin] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Dear God , ’ Devlin said , ‘ I sometimes wonder why Steiner does n't make his own way back across the Channel , walking on water . ’ |
| 2 | For a moment Alexei wondered why Burun did not arrest his eldest son 's questions more sharply , and then he realised with admiration how much reassurance the noble hangers-on who had swollen Burun 's retinue would draw from what they heard . |
| 3 | He could not see why Anna did not find her dull . |
| 4 | … She asked why Blanche did not like my book and I kindly suggested that perhaps it was the woman being scarred from a motor accident which she did n't like ( it was the book itself ) . |
| 5 | And I still think one of the oddest things in this case is why Stratton did n't see his wife safely up to her room . |