Example sentences of "and why do you [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | That sort of thing , right , and why did you want to use it ? |
2 | ‘ And why did you marry him ? ’ |
3 | And why did you drag that poor innocent woman along ? ’ |
4 | And why did you start ? |
5 | The nineteen who said yes , where are you and why did you vote yes , there ? |
6 | And why did you go out on strike in the first place ? |
7 | And and why did you go there ? |
8 | ‘ And why did you do that ? ’ |
9 | ‘ And why did you do that , sir ? ’ he asked . |
10 | Well then when they start looking about a bit more , that is when it costs you because anything that Les has to get involved in , cos they go back to Les and say well why did he do this and why did you do that ? |
11 | ‘ When and why did you arrive at that conclusion ? ’ she queried quietly . |
12 | Just when you and why did you leave ? |
13 | ) . They 'll ask two-part questions : ‘ What made you leave then , and why did you choose to move to — ? ’ : leading questions : ‘ The company was in a terrible mess then — what part do you think your department played ? ’ ; and ‘ why ? ’ questions which require justification and can be asked ad infinitum : |
14 | And why did you choose your pet — for its own attributes alone , or partly because your choice might influence others ' opinion of you ? |
15 | And looking to heaven , I complained , ‘ And why did you let me ? ’ |
16 | And why did you hit this car ? |
17 | How and why did you adopt her ? ’ |
18 | And why did you look at him so coldly ? ’ |
19 | And why did you climb in in the first place ? ’ |
20 | He thought : And why did you have a gun for Christ 's sake ? |
21 | And why did you have them ? |
22 | ‘ And why did you come ? ’ she heard herself ask . |
23 | ‘ And why do you think Mercedes developed a V12 engine ? ’ |
24 | And why do you think was that ? |
25 | And why do you think that was ? |
26 | And why do you think there are too many ? |
27 | e.g. okay and whenever you describe this style you wan na think about right , take ugly blocks of concrete , okay ugly blocks of concrete , right , what is it and why do you think it looks like that ? |
28 | A and why do you think I have n't said anything cos he could of gone up ! |
29 | ‘ And why do you want him ? ’ said my sister crossly . |
30 | And why do you want to see the letter ? ’ |