Example sentences of "[conj] why does [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And why does he hide away on an island ? ’ |
| 2 | And why does he sit in her house waiting for her ? |
| 3 | And why does he look so happy as a result ? |
| 4 | PJ turns his attention to the US government : ‘ What the fuck do these guys do all day and why does it cost so goddamned much money ? ’ |
| 5 | What is the ‘ essence ’ or ‘ nature ’ of a horse , and why does it follow from this that a horse has a certain type of head or feet , or lives to the age it does ? |
| 6 | It 's carbon , it 's not being used as a fuel it 's just being chucked in , to do something with the with the iron ore and why does it put limestone in it ? |
| 7 | What is market research , and why does it play an important role in the marketing function ? |
| 8 | And why does she believe Cilla 's son would be embarrassed by his mother voting Tory ? |
| 9 | But why does everything have to fade , drift away like the leaves , grow sober ? … |
| 10 | True , he is n't ; they are n't ; but why does it matter ? |
| 11 | I know but why does it do that ? |
| 12 | ‘ But why does it need the army ? ’ |
| 13 | Pompous people are very quick to lay blame on the social services when things go wrong , but why does it happen ? |
| 14 | Everyone knows that the zebra has bold black and white stripes , but why does it have them ? |
| 15 | Aye , the lepers and beggars must have somewhere to go , but why does it have to be on my front doorstep ? |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , but why does it have to be raised by means of a levy ? ’ |
| 17 | But why does it have to be that ? |
| 18 | That 's just , that 's just but why does it have to happen ? |
| 19 | But why does she keep looking towards the door ? |
| 20 | Once we adopt this view of teachers or of any other human being , our starting question is no longer why does he/she fail to do X , but why does he/she do Y ? |
| 21 | ‘ But why does anyone tell a lie ? |
| 22 | ‘ But why does he keep saying things like ‘ extraordinarily interesting ’ and ‘ indeed , indeed ’ ? |
| 23 | ‘ He is good-looking , ’ Anne whispered to Diana , ‘ but why does he smile at me ? |