Example sentences of "[verb] why they [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know why they 'd ever had a little place yonder but there was crofts near everywhere , |
| 2 | I do n't know why they come here for in this weather it 's beautiful there |
| 3 | Of course clubs such as Neath and Pontypool are not really supposed to be at the head of the Welsh pecking-order , which goes some way to explaining why they become so unpopular when they do . |
| 4 | has already said that the Tories do n't seem to have any provision for capital and I 'm dying to know why they have as much to say about the additional buildings as anyone else er I 'd be interested to know what they say . |
| 5 | All over the country hurt and disillusioned journalists and would-be journalists wondering why they had never received a reply could only presume that they had been rejected . |
| 6 | When a parent is very resistant to changing their reactions to their children it is helpful to unearth why they feel so strongly and often this is because of childhood experience . |
| 7 | To understand why they do so , it is necessary to consider , at least briefly , the nature of a long-term fund 's liabilities . |
| 8 | And the drop-outs enjoying the lovely warm season , when asked why they stay there said this was the reason . |
| 9 | I wonder why they do all this in Christmas week ? |
| 10 | The laws are kept because of our faith ; it is possible to see why they have even been called ‘ the secret of our survival ’ . |
| 11 | We put our own reasons onto those who are addicted to alcohol in order to explain why they drink so much ; " he 's a good chap , enjoying himself , having a bit of fun , relaxing , celebrating — but on occasions he goes a bit over the top " . |
| 12 | In our main 1979 survey , people were asked without prompting to say why they had recently bought on credit rather than paid cash . |
| 13 | And because they were not so well known the audiences were always enchanted and wondered why they had never heard them before . |
| 14 | ‘ You look well , Lili , ’ he remarked , also without warmth , and I wondered why they had ever been friends since they did n't like each other . |
| 15 | Those jobs where we 've done badly because we can learn why they went badly and make sure that they do n't happen again . |
| 16 | Having thus fire and water at every dwelling , there is no need to enquire why they dwell thus dispers 'd upon the highest hills … |