Example sentences of "but why do they [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are , in one sense , interpreting the question differently from the way we do ; but why do they do it ? |
| 2 | ‘ But why do they pretend to be brother and sister ? ’ |
| 3 | But why do they give you a treble boost ? |
| 4 | ‘ But why do they wear so few clothes ? |
| 5 | But why do they want them , I mean what are they gon na use it for ? |
| 6 | ‘ But why do they upset her ? ’ he asked . |
| 7 | But why do they see God like that ? |
| 8 | It is pretty certain that , in term of what adults mean by ‘ longer ’ the children do not really think that the pencil is longer ; but why do they say this ? |
| 9 | But why did they choose to build on their own valuable market places instead of expanding outwards into suburbs ? |
| 10 | But why did they send them to you ? |
| 11 | But why did they go for absolute egalitarianism in the first place then ? |
| 12 | But why did they do well out of them if they were free ? |