Example sentences of "[conj] why they do [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Nobody quite knows who decided all these things were dangerous and evil , or why they did so .
2 So that when they come to assessment in the Upper School … they can actually analyse and rationalize why things work and why they do n't , why they should change direction , why they should give up and start again , and why they should logically follow the piece through .
3 All that helps to explain why businessmen are keen to talk up prospects in official surveys and why they do n't really believe all that they say .
4 When one asks people what they think of their area and why they do not show more interest in it , their response is likely to be , ’ Why bother ?
5 And why they did n't like me .
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