Example sentences of "[conj] why have [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was no good wondering how had it happened , or why had it happened . |
| 2 | And why had she projected upon his face the likeness of John Zacharias ? |
| 3 | And why had she bought this ugly petticoat ? |
| 4 | And why had she changed just to please him , anyway ? |
| 5 | And why had he felt the need to go on pretending right up until the very last minute ? |
| 6 | And why had he said , ‘ Poor Ellie , ’ in that odiously knowing way ? |
| 7 | And why had he persuaded the director to hire her ? |
| 8 | And why had he told her about that unlocked door ? |
| 9 | He wondered what on earth had made him talk like that and why had he told McEllhoney of all people ? |
| 10 | And why have they got English voices ? |
| 11 | ‘ And why have you covered the portrait ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Why did n't you just use your key , and why have you brought him ? ’ she demanded , pointing her bony finger at Frankie . |
| 13 | And why have you got ? |
| 14 | And , and why have you taken ribbons out of your hair mummy ! with him ! |
| 15 | What do you think has provoked women musicians to start singing rude and violent rock songs and why has it happened now ? |
| 16 | ‘ And why has she come to Willi 's party in that dreadful suit ? |
| 17 | But why had he invited her ? |
| 18 | But why had he come to see our pissy show ? |
| 19 | Hitler had taken on the mysterious Soviets , but why had he chosen to invade Russia and not the British Isles ? |
| 20 | But why have they change why have it always picking people up and saying er |
| 21 | " But why have they got blood all over them ? " |
| 22 | ‘ But why have they arrested Sykes ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ But why have we come here ? ’ |
| 24 | But why have I got the feeling you wo n't be any happier ? |
| 25 | But why have you come to me ? |
| 26 | All right , the fellow has his troubles , Joe thought , but why has he involved Maureen in them ? |
| 27 | ‘ But why has he put in the mourning band ? ’ she thought |
| 28 | That 's more like it , but why has he bypassed the usual channels ? ’ |