Example sentences of "[to-vb] why [noun] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Exploratory will give visitors the opportunity to discover why mirrors invert sideways but not up and down , to measure their heart rates while pedalling a bicycle and to re-enact Galileo 's experiments with falling weights on inclined planes . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm beginning to understand why Garry went overboard for you , ’ he said huskily . |
| 3 | Kosi shivered , seemingly unable to understand why Ace giggled softly . |
| 4 | I find it very difficult to understand why governments spend so much money on military equipment . |
| 5 | The clash between Balcon 's nationalism and the Ostrers ' requirement that he pursue international popularity led to the signs of strain that are evident in much of the Gaumont-British output , and it is easy to understand why Balcon became so disillusioned with the idea of international production . |
| 6 | Many more middle-class than working-class girls fell into this group , which was thought to explain why PMP seemed less important for them . |
| 7 | It is hard to explain why confidence broke precisely when it did . |
| 8 | What would have happened if penicillin had not been discovered , or if years of patient research had failed to explain why sulphonamides acted only on a limited selection of microbes ? |