Example sentences of "why you should [vb infin] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't quite see , ’ she said slowly , ‘ why you should want to do this . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I ca n't think why you should want to buy any more clothes — you look delightful in that dress . ’ |
| 3 | On the lighter side of his subject , he 's made a study of gambling habits from a statistical view point , and during the Open Day he 'll be giving a lecture entitled ‘ Horse and Football Pools — Why you should Expect to Lose ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ Exactly , ’ he retorted , ‘ that 's why you should have filled up before we set off . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't know why you should have led me to believe he was some kind of old buffer . ’ |
| 6 | GUIL : But if he gave it to me there 's no reason why you should have had it in the first place , in which case I do n't see what all the fuss is about you not having it . |
| 7 | I have two points to make by suggestion : - one is that I think that the final of these related documents should be discretionary I do n't see why you should have to keep the file . |
| 8 | Medicines also contain colourants , often in very large amounts , which is why you should try to discontinue syrups and tablets during the diet ( as long as your doctor agrees ) or get colouring-free alternatives . |
| 9 | One reason why you should try to develop the direction in which you think the company should go from both ends of the company at once is that in the process you gain the commitment of those who will have to follow the direction — and ‘ make it happen ’ and in a free society you are unlikely to get this commitment without a high degree of involvement and understanding of both where the ultimate goal is , and the process by which the decisions regarding that goal have been reached . |
| 10 | There are two main reasons why you should seek to disperse some of your own hard won power : |