Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [vb base] [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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1 | So how do all those animals live in the apparent absence of plants ? |
2 | Sole has retired from rugby at the age of 30 , when prop forwards such as he should just be coming to their prime . |
3 | Why do n't that work the same then ? |
4 | Why do n't all solids have the same strength ? |
5 | Why do n't all children with visual handicap wear glasses ? |
6 | Oh yes , I used to live , we used to live in a three bedroomed semi in before we moved to our present house , and one Christmas Ken said why do n't all our family to us , which was his mother , his father , his elder brother , his wife , two little girls from them , Tony , Karen and their little one |
7 | You think , ‘ Why do n't these women do something ? ’ |
8 | Pointing to the articles left in the sorting box , the teacher asked , ‘ Why do n't these roll ? ’ |
9 | So why do n't these guys forget about the influences and worry about what we 're doing and what we actually sound like . |
10 | mm yeah , well forget that Why do n't these bloody things undo ? |
11 | why do n't this country wake up ? |
12 | This is the central concern for what we may call the ‘ top-down ’ approach to the study of implementation : why do n't those who are expected to carry out policies do what is required of them ? |
13 | ‘ So why do n't those countries get together and refuse to pay ? ’ |
14 | Playing with a friend as a team-made is even more fun — why do n't more sports sims have a ‘ teammakes ’ option ? |
15 | Why do n't more members come to the Dinner ? |
16 | And why do all this ? |
17 | Why do all these corridors look alike ? |
18 | Also , why do so many franchised Land Rover agents give the impression that they would rather sell complete vehicles and not bother about spare parts ? |
19 | Why do so many black cats have a few white hairs ? |
20 | Why do so many cat breeds come from the East ? |
21 | If doubt is human and universal , why do so many Christians treat it as dark and unmentionable , a problem that gnaws at the mind like the suspicion of cancer or troubles the conscience like a guilty thought ? |
22 | Why do so many people apparently tell opinion pollsters one thing and then , in the sober setting of the voting cubicles , do another ? |
23 | Why do so many of us feel the need to test the water first ? |
24 | Mr Peters asks the highly relevant question : why do so many workers leave their talents at the factory gate ? |
25 | Mr Peters asks the highly relevant question : why do so many workers leave their talents at the factory gate ? |
26 | If meetings are potentially so useful , then why do so many go wrong ? |
27 | Why do so many people breed just for the hell of it ? |
28 | Given the immense benefits of exercise , why do so many students try to avoid it ? |
29 | ( Why do so many comments made on children described as having special needs concentrate on their retention of arithmetic facts and algorithms ? ) |
30 | Why do so many of us give up on diets ? |