Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] know why " in BNC.
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| 1 | D' ya know why they do n't know it exists ? |
| 2 | ‘ I expect you know why I 'm here ? ’ |
| 3 | I put it stronger than that sometimes I say You know why worry about them ? |
| 4 | ‘ I want you to know why . |
| 5 | Hofmeyr believed he knew why she acted like this . |
| 6 | I do not believe she knows why she is going to the Camp or what she will find there . ’ |
| 7 | Can I put to you , Mrs , my problems as an inspector on this , and perhaps then you 'll understand you know why it is that I am trying to get this er all written material before the end of the enquiry . |
| 8 | I was actually quite low on the activists and higher on these three but I managed to wonder sometimes where I worked ever so hard on a session I ca n't really ca n't understand you know why it 's not going very well and I thought well when I then watched other people do something that had a lot of action I thought well why did they like that more and I never I did n't know but I 've actually learnt that you have to put activities in , cos you , you know you do get people with a very strong activist preference . |
| 9 | She sipped at a glass of water , wishing she knew why she was so very afraid . |
| 10 | I mean I 've had Fife College on the phone as well saying you know why ca n't we do it and Alec we 're really now we can do no more until Napier come up if for some reason Napier fell down on the job then I think I 've got enough knowledge about what we 're doing now but I would start running it round the other colleges including Telford who are doing a distance learning course |
| 11 | ‘ I suppose you know why I 'm phoning . ’ |
| 12 | Sound public relations demands you know why you are taking a particular course of action . |
| 13 | Other classes struggle all the time , to get anything done you feel you know why are we having this class , we 're not making erm it 's not making a lot of educational sense and one comes to the conclusion after many years of bitter experience that it personal dynamics , it depends on who 's in the group and some groups erm this one successful and some groups which I wo n't mention are relatively unsuccessful and one feels okay that 's because of the inter-personal , it 's who 's in the group and how they interact with each other and try as one might , I suppose I play th the leading role in this group |
| 14 | Fernando was n't the proud man she 'd thought he was and Steve was a creep to have just gone off without letting her know why , with whom and for how long . |
| 15 | " You should just see her , you ca n't imagine , you would have to see her to know why she chose it , " and all the time , as she spoke , some more assured , sophisticated account underran her words , silently , in her own mind , an account by some other girl , some girl who could wear such garments , and laugh at them , and explain them , and not suffer — some girl so far above such things that nothing could pull her down . |
| 16 | " I knew exactly why you did n't come and I thought you knew why I did n't come to you . |
| 17 | She had set much store by retaining or restoring her relations with these men , and thought she knew why . |
| 18 | As they went downstairs , Marjorie said thoughtfully , ‘ I think I know why , now . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I think I know why I flunked my exams , ’ I said between huge mouthfuls . |
| 20 | Now I think I know why Moslems wrap their women in black from head to toe . |
| 21 | ‘ No , I 've noticed that , and I think I know why . |
| 22 | ‘ I think I know why Ana is blind . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I think I know why Billy was heading for that house , ’ Prentice went on . |
| 24 | ‘ I may not know how Selkirk died but I think I know why . ’ |
| 25 | That 's what the grapevine says and I think I know why . ’ |
| 26 | I think I know why |
| 27 | Ah , I think I know why he mentioned that then |
| 28 | ‘ I think you know why I wish to see you . |
| 29 | I think you know why . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Do you know why part of the flame goes green ? ’ asks Tony , who has been hovering nearby . |