Example sentences of "[conj] why [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you wanted to indulge in dodgy puns ( and why stop now ? ) , you could say S&M was all about coming under pressure but the authorities are taking things too far . |
| 2 | And why does any star which is radiating energy not lose so much mass ( thanks to E=MC 2 ) that gravity can no longer hold it together ? |
| 3 | ‘ And why did no one notice it ? ’ |
| 4 | What kept insects extremely small over millions of years of evolution , and why have only a few mammals ever approached the size of dinosaurs ? |
| 5 | And why do all this ? |
| 6 | We need , therefore , to answer two questions for infant mortality rates : why do working-class infants suffer more from ill-health than middle-class infants ( assuming that this is correct ) and why do more die when ill ? |
| 7 | But why bother anyway ? |
| 8 | If we listen carefully to the process of critical doubt and then examine just what it is that is pronounced indubitable , we must surely ask : but why stop here ? |
| 9 | But why go half-way round the world to find Lady Happiness when She works next door to you ? |
| 10 | But why diversify further into greetings cards , calendars , diaries or posters ? |
| 11 | But why take just our word for it ? |
| 12 | But why do only males feed in this way ? |
| 13 | ‘ But why run away ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ It is , but why look so far ahead ? |
| 15 | Isobel Cunningham writes : Camphor , the old-fashioned remedy grandmothers the world over have rubbed on their chests since time immemorial , brought about the demise of Aliysa from the role of Classic-winning filly though why has never really been established . |