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 ? |