Example sentences of "[conj] why [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was no good wondering how had it happened , or why had it happened . |
| 2 | Or why do you speak with her ? |
| 3 | And why does he look so happy as a result ? |
| 4 | And why does he hide away on an island ? ’ |
| 5 | And why does he never leave the island ? ’ |
| 6 | And why does he sit in her house waiting for her ? |
| 7 | What is the ‘ essence ’ or ‘ nature ’ of a horse , and why does it follow from this that a horse has a certain type of head or feet , or lives to the age it does ? |
| 8 | PJ turns his attention to the US government : ‘ What the fuck do these guys do all day and why does it cost so goddamned much money ? ’ |
| 9 | It 's carbon , it 's not being used as a fuel it 's just being chucked in , to do something with the with the iron ore and why does it put limestone in it ? |
| 10 | What is market research , and why does it play an important role in the marketing function ? |
| 11 | And why does it always appear to be the same photograph ? |
| 12 | And why does she believe Cilla 's son would be embarrassed by his mother voting Tory ? |
| 13 | And why tell me all this ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ And why threaten me with death ? |
| 15 | What was the purpose of this " series of conferences " and why had they been called ? |
| 16 | And why had she and Dionne never fallen In Love ? |
| 17 | And why had she bought this ugly petticoat ? |
| 18 | And why had she projected upon his face the likeness of John Zacharias ? |
| 19 | And why had she secretly kept it all those years , when she did n't want it ? |
| 20 | And why had she changed just to please him , anyway ? |
| 21 | And why had he told her about that unlocked door ? |
| 22 | And why had he felt the need to go on pretending right up until the very last minute ? |
| 23 | And why had he persuaded the director to hire her ? |
| 24 | And why had he said , ‘ Poor Ellie , ’ in that odiously knowing way ? |
| 25 | He wondered what on earth had made him talk like that and why had he told McEllhoney of all people ? |
| 26 | And why had he been so angry and contemptuous , so scathing about her broken engagement ? |
| 27 | Why did they choose to omit a particular miracle and why did they change the chronology elsewhere ? |
| 28 | Marian asked , ‘ and why did they attack you ? ’ |
| 29 | What were these different assessments , and why did they differ ? |
| 30 | Who were your friends , and why did they so foolishly raid an SS building ? ’ |