Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] why they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kate had been so busy looking around the room that she 'd rather forgotten why they had entered it in the first place . |
| 2 | And as I continued to think about how we rarely get the measure of little children , I suddenly realized why they 'd been making so much din . |
| 3 | Now that I know that George was not his father I can better understand why they always clashed . |
| 4 | They would do better to rethink why they regulate banks at all . |
| 5 | Would any of those twenty one feel brave enough to say why they said no ? |
| 6 | Eventually , about six weeks after joining , Jane was indiscreet enough to ask why they could not use English writers , and promptly got the sack . |
| 7 | And when you see the features of each instrument , and hear the prices , you 'll soon see why they 've caused such a storm … |
| 8 | The priest soon learns why they both claim the sheepskin . |
| 9 | These reflections on the mediating role of authoritative directives and of rules generally explain why they are reasons for actions . |
| 10 | ‘ When I heard rumours that this version of Swan Lake was pornographic I just wondered why they could n't pick on some other composer . |
| 11 | These men are bitterly wondering why they have not had more thanks for nursing Hungary towards democracy . |
| 12 | This is the second talk in a series following the history , sort of Victorian fashion , but not just what people wore but hopefully explaining why they wore it , both the actual manufacturing , physical why they wore it and perhaps some of the psychological reasons behind the changing fashion . |
| 13 | People can live for years with a small gas leak and never notice anything but always wonder why they are so tired . |
| 14 | But police are still baffled why they did n't get out sooner . |
| 15 | There were eight no 's , would anybo , would any of the eight no 's like to explain why they do n't welcome advances ? |
| 16 | Cos the we er did get people contacting the office to say I 've got a lump sum , I 'd like to put it somewhere for a couple of years , and er we always wondered why they 're thinking of a couple of years . |
| 17 | He could also understand why they objected to London being the European headquarters of United Motors . |
| 18 | Norwegian Rottweilers are soundly built , of good size and stable temperament , which probably explains why they are in such great demand not only as family companions but working dogs . |
| 19 | Norris ' ideas seem highly plausible and if this amazing and beautiful process is a correct understanding of part of the physical aspects of the dolphin 's 3-D sonar system , it also explains why they move their heads from side to side while they are emitting their characteristic echo-locating clicks — they are simply scanning their targets for angular , 3-D information . |
| 20 | This partly explains why they 've been struggling on for around six years now , but is no excuse in the current climate for them not gaining some long overdue recognition . |
| 21 | We shall be concerned here to establish what the main kinds are , and also to ask why they take the form , and occur in the species , that they do . |
| 22 | As the chief suppliers of aid to Commonwealth members , the Group of Seven countries might reasonably ask why they should continue to support governments apparently willing to waste money on retaining armed forces at an inflated level . |
| 23 | Probably would n't have really mattered why they split up if they were that rubbish to start with . |
| 24 | You ca n't really understand why they 'd do that can you ? |
| 25 | Sorry I ca n't really sort of say I must admit I could n't really see why they should be like that really cos I mean it is a bit puzzling cos if they 've only just done anything , they 've only been tampering with this finger so |
| 26 | Apparently the Chinese are used to living with little heating indoors & we now understand why they wrap themselves up so well , with padded trousers and jackets , as well as caps or enormous fur hats , which they keep on even indoors during the classes . |
| 27 | Parents often ask why they should reward a child for doing something he or she should be doing anyway . |
| 28 | I had often wondered why they chose to settle in the thick woodlands on heavy clay . |
| 29 | Anybody anybody in there erm there who 's er just does n't even know why they 're ring that would be quite nice . |
| 30 | When they arrive there , they may well wonder why they have come , for Leck Fell at first sight appears to have no compelling attractions , certainly no obvious ones . |