Example sentences of "[adv] why do they [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The present unfair , first past the post system favours Labour most of the time , so why do they complain when it goes against them ? |
| 2 | ‘ So why do they carry on with it ? ’ |
| 3 | yeah , so why do they call him Harry all the time , Harry for a boy , that 's awful I mean a lot of the old names , we talked about the other day , a lot of the old names have come back for children , but I mean I do n't think Harry should be |
| 4 | So why do they put it in household water ? |
| 5 | ‘ So why do they put up with it ? ’ |
| 6 | So why do they put up with the real foreigners ? |
| 7 | Now why do they have kids parties where there 's smokers ? smoking with children . |
| 8 | Well why do they sit on their foot for ? |
| 9 | She said , well why do they want to live in Exeter particularly ? |
| 10 | Well why do they want me in house ? |
| 11 | Well why do they keep disappearing then ? |
| 12 | They 're so bloody thick , they 're always saying that we dress like tramps yeah then why do they wear clothes with holes in them ? |
| 13 | ‘ If that is true , then why do they fear him ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Then why do they look second-hand ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Then why do they say it ? ’ |
| 16 | If the rumour I heard , that privately the deal was 1.8 million , was true then why do they have to go about making Leeds sound stupid in their propaganda . |