Example sentences of "why [noun prp] [verb] [adv] [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I du n no why Colin do n't use the toilet . |
| 2 | But one can ask why Adorno did not investigate the origins of swing before so quickly assimilating it to the prevailing Tin Pan Alley dance-band style . |
| 3 | IBM and Hewlett-Packard decided — or were persuaded by independent software vendors — that a common kernel was not a necessity for competing with NT , which is why COSE does not address the issue , even though some observers still believe that the perceived lack of a common Unix kernel will hand Bill Gates a propaganda advantage . |
| 4 | IBM and HP decided — or were persuaded by independent software vendors — that a common kernel was n't needed to take on NT , which is why COSE does not address the issue , even though some observers still believe the perceived lack of a common Unix kernel will hand Bill Gates a propaganda advantage . |
| 5 | The inquest had taken place three years ago in Oxford , which explained why Loretta did n't remember the case : she had been in the middle of a six-week working holiday in Italy when it happened , writing a lengthy paper on women 's fiction from 1900 to 1930 . |
| 6 | Comedians have their gags , wondering why Noah did n't swat the mosquitoes while he had the chance . |
| 7 | True it is frustrating that Rocastle is n't even on the bench , and it is bewildering why Wilko did n't notice the totally crap defence we 've got as quickly as everyone else did , but that 's no reason to have a go ( the chants were virtually to a man I would say ) . |
| 8 | " But the authorities will want to know why Purvis did n't report the killing . " |