Example sentences of "[verb] why you [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know why you came here , Nicolo . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't know why you look so amazed . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't know why you work there . |
| 4 | Oh she said I 'm ever so sorry I was miles away , I said yeah we 've just said that , I said you never even heard us , so I said what you , you ca n't understand why you pay too much tax , she said no I know why I pay too much tax she said but more she said I used to be in business she said and I 'm on basic rate of tax , so I said yeah I 've had some of that , so she said what basic rate of tax , I said yeah where I 've come so , it 's a funny thing she said , I was saying to Carol the other day , she said erm , she said what a difference them blokes you work with , so I said yeah , I said I 'm always saying that about these so she said oh she said er |
| 5 | ‘ After our night together , when Peter turned up next day , you were so savage , as if you really did believe all those terrible things you were saying about me — I do n't understand why you changed so suddenly — ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Perhaps it did , because I was wondering why you 'd never vouchsafed that interesting titbit of information before , ’ he mused . |
| 7 | He said , squeakily , ‘ I know why you went there . |
| 8 | Now you know why you eat so many of 'em . |
| 9 | You should n't have doubted the depth of my love for you but I understand why you felt so insecure . |
| 10 | I 'm simply asking why you 've suddenly started calling her Linda . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I was only asking why you waste so much time stealing stuff you ca n't eat and then waste more time stealing dogs when you could steal and eat at the same time , as it were . ’ |
| 12 | And do n't they wonder why you 've never married him ? ’ |