Example sentences of "[verb] why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She said I do n't know what your there 's a missing , so I it said Mr G , so dad said why does it say Mr and er , she said it 's a court order she said , court order , she said er that has been in the yard |
| 32 | Oh I ca n't tell you that I would n't never discuss things like that , until I got about twenty five , you know neighbours or not , and I said why did they call him ? |
| 33 | She said when , when Mrs said why did you ask Emma she goes , cos we asked you to go the cinema all the time . |
| 34 | Policeman come over and said why did you kill all these three , these three spastics . |
| 35 | Okay , let's John said why did I reduce it and you have n't , I have to say , really explained to people why we are doing what we are doing now , why we are n't here discussing why there 's another half million in the budget . |
| 36 | David the psalmist , he could see the wicked , and he said why do they prosper ? |
| 37 | They said why do we get poor materials ? |
| 38 | I said why do you work full time ? |
| 39 | Of course , the woman said why do you come ? |
| 40 | erm she 's got a family Margaret , she said she wo n't go there any more she I , I do n't know whether that er Jean does so Did n't she just cotton on quickly , she said do you know that , I said why do I want anybody wandering in my house and my kitchen , I said it 's a bit like it 's clean , why should I have somebody sort of , well I mean just because I 'm doing cooking , she said you would n't stop fancy one , you never know , she said well unless you want to stop at the , please do n't , you 'll let me still have your jam wo n't you ? |
| 41 | Yeah well Robert said why have we stopped so I said I think we 're looking because it 's a typical new house and daddy wants to see what typical new houses now offer . |
| 42 | We 've sent letters to everybody , the Home Office , everywhere , and to say why have they put it up in the middle of an estate . |
| 43 | He could ask why do I need it . |
| 44 | When I was a trainee my deputy fresh foods went it with me , and like he 'd sit there and he 'd say right this is how you do it at first and then he 'd let me do some and well I 'd do them and he 'd say why have you done that and I 'd tell him and then he 'd let me do it |