Example sentences of "why [vb mod] [pron] [vb infin] for " in BNC.
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1 | Why should we opt for this one ? |
2 | ‘ Why should they wait for me ? |
3 | Why should she apologize for being old and ill ? |
4 | And no matter how little re rebate he gets it 'll be a help to him , why should he pay for something he did n't get ? |
5 | Why should I choose for you ? |
6 | Exeter lawyer Simon Armitage said : ‘ Why should I suffer for others dishonesty ? ’ |
7 | Angry Vera replied : ‘ Why should I apologise for helping charity ? |
8 | The left-wing response is to press for more money to improve these services , make them more relevant to public needs ; the right-wing response is to privatize further — and if the latter is the response you favour , then you have a wonderful excuse for withholding taxes : ’ Why should I pay for services I do n't use ? ’ |
9 | But outside a religious context , why should I ask for a certainty with which I dispense in every other field of life ? |
10 | The Prado 's director , Felipe Vicente Garin , retorted : ‘ Why should I call for new ideas when I 've already got my own ? ’ |
11 | ‘ Oh hush , hush ! ’ he said , as he felt their tears dropping on his hands while they kissed them ; ‘ dear Eric , dear Monty , why should you cry for me ? |
12 | ‘ Sure , and why would I fall for you ? ’ she asked lightly , staring hard at the stars . |