Example sentences of "[verb] why we [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You forget why we fought the War , Li Yuan . |
| 2 | Then she wonders why we have n't got on with the work . |
| 3 | Lentils coming from Ethiopia , you get wheat from the States , rice from the States , ap apples from France , tea from India , coffee from Brazil and Columbia , sugar from the Windward Islands , bananas from all over the place , you know those are the things that keep us alive , no , you know , whether we one think they are or not , but I mean them things are what keeps the economy alive for one , it 's also what keeps us personally alive if you do n't know why we take an interest in Third World issues , I would say that it 's that , we 're dependent on these countries , we could produce enough foods for our own needs , but we would n't have oranges , coffee , tea , sugar , you know cos we ca n't grow them in this country we , we really depend on those things to stay alive , and for that reason alone we should have some kind of interest , if you went to Kenya for example they would be staggered at how little you know about their country given how much they know about yours they know a lot about this country , a lot of it is a bit loopy , but then what you know about their country is probably a bit off centre as well , and you know I hope that this is something that we 're reversing in this section , our perceptions of the Third World or the south or whatever we choose to call it , colour a lot of the things that we think and do and say and it increases the amount of racism that there is around us all , all those kind of things , erm and I think that it is really important to look at what a perception is , you know , for example what 's your perception of this ? |
| 4 | I 'm glad , because now you 'll know why we 've taken you . |
| 5 | ‘ You really do n't know why we 've done it ? ’ |
| 6 | So do we know why we 've got the shortage , is it because th |
| 7 | Well I do n't know why we 've got more , but we 've got a lot . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't know why we keep coming here , ’ says an older clown on the bus shuttling us to the big top , ‘ all it does is rain on us and blow us about . ’ |
| 9 | As we face the issues and questions which are before each of us now , do we know why we believe ? |
| 10 | ‘ Do you know why we destroyed Hasan the Second ? ’ said Hasan , in a conversational tone , as the two of them followed the headmaster and the rest of the school . |
| 11 | Scumtona should have been sent off — and as for the UEFA pannel banning him for 3/4 games — I think the refs phrase should be , oh Eric we do n't know why we love you but we do . |
| 12 | I do n't know why we bother . |
| 13 | Do n't know why we bother with English . |
| 14 | Do n't know why we have to have partners . |
| 15 | There was no problem all that long time ago , I do n't know why we have n't |
| 16 | Do you know why we have n't got any biscuits , have to be one of those , |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't know why we did n't notice , Mil , ’ said Maud , rallying to her friend 's side . |
| 18 | For example , it said I had a daughter called Samantha ( which is not true ) , and it said that I had a Citroen car ( which I do n't — I drive a Renault ) and that I spent three years at the Royal College of Art painting ten-inch red stripes on a piece of canvas and then it quoted me and it said : ' ’ I do n't know why we did it , ’ says Terry . |
| 19 | I do n't know why we needed a place that size . |
| 20 | Do you know why we say Flodden Field ? |
| 21 | I do n't know why we drink so much and come up smelling of roses . |
| 22 | I do n't know why we drink so much . |
| 23 | I do n't know why we drink . |
| 24 | I do n't know why we do n't throw them away ; perhaps we are charting our progress . |
| 25 | I hope granddad do n't collect no more of these bingo cards I 'll never get through doing them all each week for him , I do n't know why we do them eh Charlie he never wins ? |
| 26 | Finally , batch files are covered in detail explaining why we use these compact command files and what each batch sub-command does . |
| 27 | Finally , batch files are covered in detail explaining why we use these compact command files and what each batch command does . |
| 28 | Months ago , when I first entertained questions about the prospective Esquire , everybody wanted to know why we believed a sufficient number of men in Britain were likely to buy such a magazine . |
| 29 | Our children have a right to know why we have Christmas and Easter , crosses on war memorials and a coronation service ; why the centre of every English village is a parish church ; and why English literature resonates with Biblical imagery . |
| 30 | They want to know why we have to send in so often for reimbursment . |