Example sentences of "why do [pers pn] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why do we generally make wine from grapes rather than any other fruit ? |
| 2 | But if our views are coloured by prejudice and familiarity , why do we already eat many foodstuffs that in theory should be much harder to swallow ? |
| 3 | After glasses had been refilled one of us — Tony , I think — said , ‘ Why do we just talk about it ? |
| 4 | Why do we even come to the Netherlands ? |
| 5 | I 'd still go out and do the same tomorrow , but it makes you wonder why do we really bother because we 're not getting the backing we need . |
| 6 | Why do we always argue about fishing rights and seem to have very little argument about oil ? |
| 7 | Why the criticism , and why do we often get things wrong ? |
| 8 | But it 's just a foul old tip , Ruth thought ; why do we still have to come here ? |
| 9 | That 's right , I mean why di why have we got the structure of agriculture as we have , you know why why do we still have an atomistical industry right , it 's not just a , a freak of nature , there are economic laws , erm , and opinion that s , that structure the industry and it 's because you just do n't get economies of scale staying in agriculture . |
| 10 | Disposable society : So why do we still hear clamour from the environmentally conscious that plastics represent everything bad in our disposable society ? |
| 11 | Well why do we then shove it in a stupid s four o'clock job ? |
| 12 | If that programme has been such a failure , why do we now have 30 programmes targeting support for identifiable industrial priority areas , and why are there almost 200 collaborative research programmes ? |
| 13 | Why do they just go ding-dong ? |
| 14 | Why do they always perform the whole show in the nude ? |
| 15 | Why do they always want to be bosomy blondes is what I want to know . |
| 16 | If we 're given an assignment , whatever it is , perform it well , do n't think that I would make a better magazine servant than that brother over there and I do n't like it on the accounts , why do they always use me as a hall servant ? |
| 17 | Why do they always like light ? |
| 18 | No , Owen does n't , O N , O M does n't , so why do they always phone me up with their problems ? |
| 19 | ‘ Why do they always have to throw that in ? |
| 20 | ‘ Why do they always say these things , Mod ? ’ she wailed , ‘ I think you 're beautiful ! ’ |
| 21 | and after all I 've done for you But why do they always say they 're going home . |
| 22 | So why do they now need £1.25 million ? |
| 23 | Big women can wear jeans , so why do they never show it ? |
| 24 | Right , so why do they , why do they still move ? |
| 25 | I ca n't remember , it was so awful it seemed a lifetime , why do you endlessly bother me , why do you carp so ? ’ |
| 26 | Why do you actually need the white sticks to a mark up |
| 27 | I 've listened very carefully to Councillor and I have n't learnt a thing about the answer to various questions which were raised at E I D and and I ask it again , why do you really reject the Scheme ? |
| 28 | ‘ Mum , ’ said the little boy , ‘ why do you always cook breakfast in your dressing gown ? ’ |
| 29 | Why do you always demand ? |
| 30 | Statements such as ‘ I have a problem I think you can help me with ’ are infinitely more effective than ‘ You 've done it again , ’ or ‘ Why do you always clutter ? ’ |