Example sentences of "then why [verb] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 If it was not a community crime , if the Pitts had not been slaughtered because they stood out from their fellows in a way the neighbourhood resented , then why had they died ?
2 But then why had they taken the tutor , T'ai Cho and afterwards released him ?
3 But if nuclear power was as dangerous , polluting and unhealthy as its opponents believed , then why had it survived so long ?
4 Then why had he gone this particular morning ?
5 Then why had he told Gwen he knew her parents ?
6 Harvey said very reasonably , ‘ Then why does he go around wearing that ankle-length overcoat with the astrakhan collar ?
7 Then why does he have it there ? ’
8 Then why does he hate it ?
9 he would n't have to see it , he could just know it 's there but then why does he say , I imagine it
10 They 're so bloody thick , they 're always saying that we dress like tramps yeah then why do they wear clothes with holes in them ?
11 ‘ If that is true , then why do they fear him ? ’
12 Then why do they look second-hand ? ’
13 Then why do they say it ? ’
14 If the rumour I heard , that privately the deal was 1.8 million , was true then why do they have to go about making Leeds sound stupid in their propaganda .
15 Then why do we do it now ? ’
16 We call it a proceed , then why do we check proceed should be part of the whole self process and not just in .
17 Then why do I need to see her ? ’
18 Then why do I get the distinct impression that we 're going round and round in the same circles ? ’
19 With an effort Lisa forced herself to swallow back the feeling and kept her voice devoid of emotion as she countered , ‘ If it 's so appealing then why do you feel the need to suppress it ? ’
20 Then why do you go to your G P ?
21 Then why do you refuse me ? ’
22 Then why do you do it ? ’
23 Then why do you do it ? ’
24 Then why do you want to hide from him ? ’
25 Then why do you want to talk to me ? ’
26 Then why do you plump for one which has these impediments ?
27 Then why do you need to involve me ? ’
28 Then why do you have to be so cussed ? ’ he enquired .
29 Then why do you keep looking out the window ? ’
30 Well then why do you reduce it ?
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