Example sentences of "why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Why make me pay for what Eddie did ? ’
2 Why has she turned down David Pickering ?
3 ‘ And why has she come to Willi 's party in that dreadful suit ?
4 ‘ But why has he put in the mourning band ? ’ she thought
5 Why has it gone to somebody who ?
6 If the sole intention of the Association were to secure civil rights for Ulster Catholics while accepting and loyally supporting the constitution of the Ulster state … why has it admitted to its counsels and membership , as it undoubtedly has , a number of men from an organisation pledged to the destruction of that state ?
7 Why d' ya want to why d' ya
8 So why d' ya come to school okay ?
9 Why d' you go to that blasted ship ?
10 Why leave it to go to waste ?
11 Goibniu remembered that Gnomes were reportedly extremely greedy , but said they would take a look at the designs now , if the Gnomes were quite ready , thus galvanising the Gnomes into anxious industry , resulting in much unpacking of knapsacks and unrolling of parchments and remarks such as , ‘ Who 's got the plan of the turquoise bracelet ? ’ and ‘ Why did we bring along four sketches for the everyday silver tiara ? ’ and ‘ Flaherty 's sitting on the Coronation sceptre ! ’
12 Think about it : why did we go to the cinema , in those days ?
13 Why did we go to Sheen ? ’
14 Why did we respond in the way that we did ?
15 But why did they go for absolute egalitarianism in the first place then ?
16 Erm why did they move to Street , your family ?
17 Even with the wind of generosity at their back , why did they travel at a man 's walking pace ?
18 Why did they come on raids and why did they burn and steal ?
19 Why did they come to Moscow first ? ’
20 And why did they put on that charade with the fake bodies when they planned to send two live substitutes to England in the Renault ? ’
21 ‘ Apart from all that , if somebody heard him scream , why did they wait till now to say so ? ’
22 ‘ Then why did they run for it ? ’ said Michael .
23 Why did they buy at that time ?
24 Why did they pick on you do you think Andrew , er James ?
25 Why did she feel like a raw beginner in medical school , having to explain her actions , or rather her lack of them , to a senior ?
26 So why did she feel like this now ?
27 Why did she finish with you ? ’ she asked after a moment .
28 Why did she go in there ?
29 Why did she go from As and Bs and then down to Cs and Ds and then to steady As . ’
30 Thirdly , why did she shelter in England away from her kingdom and her sons ?
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