Example sentences of "why [noun prp] does [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Dear God , ’ Devlin said , ‘ I sometimes wonder why Steiner does n't make his own way back across the Channel , walking on water . ’
2 I ca n't understand why Tod does n't show more gratitude for the improvement .
3 That 's why Tina does n't like people smoking in her house because it gets into her bedroom .
4 IBM and Hewlett-Packard decided — or were persuaded by independent software vendors — that a common kernel was not a necessity for competing with NT , which is why COSE does not address the issue , even though some observers still believe that the perceived lack of a common Unix kernel will hand Bill Gates a propaganda advantage .
5 IBM and HP decided — or were persuaded by independent software vendors — that a common kernel was n't needed to take on NT , which is why COSE does not address the issue , even though some observers still believe the perceived lack of a common Unix kernel will hand Bill Gates a propaganda advantage .
6 The second reason why God does not give up on you as a hopeless case is because he can see the future .
7 Why Britain does n't need a Khalili museum
8 Why Britain does not get value for money in research
9 Ask why John does n't use traditional Fenders and he tells you he does n't want to be limited in how he plays : ‘ Like , an A has to be played there , a G there and so on .
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