Example sentences of "[coord] why [pron] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nobody quite knows who decided all these things were dangerous and evil , or why they did so . |
| 2 | I do not remember now how or why I did so , because despite my infatuation I still sometimes thought Dana was a Franco spy , or from the FBI or the CIA or even the CID or the KGB . |
| 3 | On the other hand , there might be a different reason altogether why you did n't get any offers , or why you did n't get the exam grades you hoped for . |
| 4 | We had to explain to them what a three-dimensional , you know , lock-up page was and why , you know , gutters were a certain width and if you had column rules and gutters , you know , why they were centered and why you could n't , if you had a wide margin below three columns of text why you did n't move the gutter beyond where the text was n't so white , or why you did n't move it down and have it join a rule here because it would have been a real pain in the arse to have to do that in metal , so you just sit and do it . |
| 5 | But a reply of no would be an invitation to A to explain why she is looking for Ann , or why she does not know where she is . |
| 6 | Such rules are not mere statistical abstractions but are directly discoverable , as we will attempt to show , in the accounts which football fans and schoolroom ‘ trouble makers ’ offer in explaining what they do and why they do it . |
| 7 | So that when they come to assessment in the Upper School … they can actually analyse and rationalize why things work and why they do n't , why they should change direction , why they should give up and start again , and why they should logically follow the piece through . |
| 8 | When one asks people what they think of their area and why they do not show more interest in it , their response is likely to be , ’ Why bother ? |
| 9 | What they 've got ta do and why they do it . |
| 10 | All that helps to explain why businessmen are keen to talk up prospects in official surveys and why they do n't really believe all that they say . |
| 11 | Well then , let's show how and why they did . |
| 12 | The idea is to make them reach into their minds and recognise what they did and why they did it . |
| 13 | And why they did n't like me . |
| 14 | Always analyse how you could have improved your approach and landing and why you did not manage to touch down nearer to the spot . |
| 15 | ‘ I think you should ask yourself why you wrote it , Lizzy , and why you did those things ? |
| 16 | You know , erm , you know what sort of gross salary and you know and there was , you were holding back in a way erm tt and why you did n't wan na discuss your hobbies you know where you were losing it |
| 17 | For light relief we had Valerie , and why she did n't end up in the same boat I 'll never know . |
| 18 | On the other hand I 'm not a ballet choreographer , so I 'm going to enjoy this process and move the way I want to and try to teach them what I do and why I do it . ’ |
| 19 | Oh they will , mind , they 'll want to know where their daddy is , and why he does n't come ! |
| 20 | ‘ I wo n't be fining him because I had a clear view of what happened and understand what he did and why he did it , ’ said manager Kevin Keegan . |
| 21 | He turned in a performance to cherish against Surrey in the NatWest at Swansea , and the locals are still attempting to work out and why he did n't pocket the match award . |
| 22 | According to him , when Scott interviewed the rock star Bryan Adams she ‘ merely asked him why he wore scruffy jeans , why he drove an old jeep , and why he did n't spend more of his money ’ . |
| 23 | In a voice that made it sound like an article of faith , Christine said : ‘ We both know that your father did n't kill mine so why he was late and why he did n't tell the police about it does n't matter . ’ |
| 24 | And wondered why she made such fatuous comments and why he did n't appear to notice . |
| 25 | No , he wanted more than just her body , although what and why he did n't care to analyse . |
| 26 | and why he did n't put them on the pile |
| 27 | The important question is not how popular cultural sensibilities shift but why they do . |
| 28 | The heart not only explains what we do , but why we do it . |
| 29 | Well I think the daft I say they say they pick us up but why I do n't know . |