Example sentences of "why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I pointed out that most sentences in the Bible began with And , but I was told that English had changed since the time of King James , In that case , I argued , why make us read the Bible ? |
| 2 | That 's more like it , but why has he bypassed the usual channels ? ’ |
| 3 | Oh there we are , look , he 's dropped it now why has he dropped the look at that ! |
| 4 | Why has it taken the Government so long to take even this inadequate action ? |
| 5 | Why stop me doing the one subject I 'm ace at ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Then why did we change the name if we were so proud of him ? ’ |
| 7 | Why did they choose the ditch and not the road ? |
| 8 | And why did they leave the church house ? |
| 9 | Why did they leave the church house ? |
| 10 | Why did they move the arms in the first place ? |
| 11 | Why did they think the Earth was flat for ? |
| 12 | Why did they choose to omit a particular miracle and why did they change the chronology elsewhere ? |
| 13 | Why did they put the plaque so low down , I wondered . |
| 14 | Why did they put the cat in the window ? |
| 15 | He considered whether he could tell if they were black or very brightly coloured ; and if black , why did they have the brilliance that usually attached to colour ? |
| 16 | If the gang knew you were coming why did they allow the pay-off to continue ? |
| 17 | Why did she collect the knives and forks and clear the table ? |
| 18 | ‘ And just why did she stay the night in Piazza Pitti ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ If Deveril changed her name , why did she carry the motto of her family with her ? ’ |
| 20 | Why did she deliver the message then ? |
| 21 | There was no trace of a smile on his face , so why did she have the feeling he was laughing at her ? |
| 22 | Why did she have the feeling that he knew something she did n't ? |
| 23 | Why did she have the sudden feeling that she was no longer in control ? |
| 24 | Why did she get the feeling that in any argument with Niall Grant , he would always come out the winner ? |
| 25 | Why did she get the distinct impression that she had just been steamrollered ? |
| 26 | So why did she get the feeling that she had n't won the battle , but merely postponed the war ? |
| 27 | Why did I choose the same piece , The Education of Children ? |
| 28 | Now why did I get the impression that you cared what happens to your father ? |
| 29 | Like , why did you feel the need to do this research on the RUC anyway ? … |
| 30 | ‘ Finn , ’ she asked because the approaches of sleep loosened her inhibitions , ‘ why did you make the peephole in the wall and look at me ? ’ |