Example sentences of "why you [verb] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's why you always stick a tentative toe into the water before committing yourself , and why you tend to spend so long in shoe shops . |
| 2 | So did this woman ask you about why you 've had so many Fridays off ? |
| 3 | You can not conceive of the feelings that consumed me when I understood — or rather when I thought I understood — why you had come tonight , when you said you wanted to share your happiness with me , wanted to give me something . |
| 4 | So that 's why you need to save frequently . |
| 5 | ‘ I ca n't imagine why you wanted to come here , ’ she said , staring at the milling crowds of people with distaste . |
| 6 | All I want is the truth , the real reason why you decided to come here , why you suggested that we try to ease our differences in the first place . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ What I do n't see , ’ Pat says , interposing kindly from her belief that Kate is incapable of replying , ‘ is why you have to go so far . |
| 8 | Is that why you have to go underground ? ’ |
| 9 | She said , ‘ I can not imagine why you have returned here , Mr Bodenland . |
| 10 | ‘ That 's why you have to come too , ’ said Maisie . |