Example sentences of "why do you [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I also took note of the man who wrote to me saying ‘ why do you sigh so much ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ But tell me , why do you disapprove so strongly of my choice of leisure pursuits ? ’ |
| 3 | But seriously , why do you suppose there has been so little said about Sunday trading in the book trade ? could it be because we have failed to make a ‘ cold , calculating examination of the long term balance of financial advantage ’ ? |
| 4 | " Why do you stamp underground ? " |
| 5 | Erm why do you think well why do you think I was telling you that ? |
| 6 | ‘ Why do you think so ? ’ she asked after a while , as her initial disapproval was superseded by curiosity . |
| 7 | Why do you think so few people in your kind of position have actually stuck their heads above the parapet and cried ‘ No ’ ? |
| 8 | Why do you think so ? |
| 9 | ‘ Why do you do so little ? ’ the boss asked . |
| 10 | ‘ But why do you shout so loudly ? ’ he asked . |
| 11 | Why do you go there ? ’ |
| 12 | Well why do you go so early ? |
| 13 | I ca n't remember , it was so awful it seemed a lifetime , why do you endlessly bother me , why do you carp so ? ’ |
| 14 | Turning , throwing his voice ( Miss Dainty : ‘ Why do you stare so ? ’ ) and the line with extra meaning : ‘ A duke may look at an actress , may he not ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Why do you fly so low ? ’ asked the man who had learnt English in school . |
| 16 | Policing needs to be locally based why do you need so many force headquarters ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Why do you charge so much ? ’ |
| 18 | Hence , I may have great difficulty in answering a relatively simple question like ‘ Why do you put so much energy into your career ? ’ and I would have even more difficulty in deciding how much energy 1 should put into my career and how much into my family . |
| 19 | Why do you look so sad ? " |
| 20 | Why do you look so odd ? |
| 21 | Why do you look so surprised , cara ? |
| 22 | ‘ Why do you look so surprised , cara ? |
| 23 | ‘ Why do you say there are n't any aliens ? ’ asked Joe , who had been sitting apparently lost in thought . |
| 24 | ‘ Why do you say so ? ’ he asked eventually . |
| 25 | ‘ Why do you ask so many questions , you irritating little brat ? ’ cried Mr Fractor one day when he had had enough . |
| 26 | Why do you have so many different hole sizes ? |