Example sentences of "why i [adv] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know being round here you might be tempted to do it but that 's why I just keep in me flat and out of the way . |
| 2 | That 's why I just keep my old ones up there that we use every da , er , you know |
| 3 | no I ju , I du n no why I just think she 'll have a lad |
| 4 | say why I just have n't got any . |
| 5 | I do n't regret it , of course — I might never have been a priest otherwise — but I often think that that 's why I just do n't seem able to come to grips with the modern world . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm doing all these books , writing things and life is too short , time is passing too quickly , so that 's why I like my houses so much , and why I rarely go to other people 's houses . |
| 7 | That is why I particularly welcome the enthusiastic way in which they have embraced the patients charter and the accompanying document on internal management in the health service , ’ Framework for Action ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ I do not know why I even trust you , but I have no men trained to use their hearts in the way you are able to as a gift of Ptah . |
| 9 | yeah but I mean , I it , I when I 'm fucking pissed , I ca n't sober , that 's why I probably think they 're , they 're not pulling a plonker cos I 've done that sort of thing in the past had me fucking climbing on bikes , swinging off the side of the building . |
| 10 | That is why I personally put the plan into operation , aided by Colonel Radl of the Abwehr , who 's had a heart attack , I understand , and is not expected to live . ’ |
| 11 | But it 's a , it 's a problem that , that you 've put your finger on , and this is why I personally think that a lot of this literature is of such a poor quality . |
| 12 | That 's why I really appreciate the frilly frock and big boots image of Hole , babes , etc — it symbolises a finger up the nose of the feminine stereotype — two opposing images together — frocks and boots and loud , trashy , aggressive music . |
| 13 | I 'm sure that 's why I never win anything , I 've got such an intent to win when I ever I enter a competition , like I du n no . |
| 14 | It 's why I never gamble . ’ |
| 15 | He prodded once more his attaché case — which I felt inclined to keep my eyes averted from — and said : ‘ I suppose you 've been wondering why I never let go of this case . |
| 16 | Also , some cheeky oik ( ca n't remember his name ) asked me why I never put any of my personal scores in this section . |
| 17 | That 's why I never think of revenge , I never consider life unfair . |
| 18 | ‘ Perhaps that 's why I never seem to have any , ’ she added in a more resigned voice . |
| 19 | This is another reason that I deliberately choose to move frequently in and out of role in drama with young children , and why I often use the strategy of asking them to help me create ( or construct ) the character that I play . |
| 20 | This is why I much prefer the term transnational capitalist class or classes ( TCC ) , for it has fewer of the pejorative connotations that have bedevilled the comprador class . |
| 21 | they 've got the comics , even if they do n't get it right they they 're they 'll have a go , whereas , this is why , this is why I usually teach with comics . |
| 22 | He 's in the paper today saying why I now believe drug taking should be made legal , and er I think he er he 's absolutely right . |
| 23 | Yeah , which is why I only take them once every so often which is why I only have the two because it means I can take them , you know if you 've got a family of four kids or something |
| 24 | Yeah , which is why I only take them once every so often which is why I only have the two because it means I can take them , you know if you 've got a family of four kids or something |
| 25 | That 's why I still cope now with all the everyday things like the ironing and housework . |
| 26 | I am a product of the British legacy of colonialism : the reason why I ended up here , why I stayed , and why I still have one foot out the door . |
| 27 | That 's why I still do n't like her . ’ |
| 28 | That 's why I always hate that people tell me ! |
| 29 | This is why I always distrust advertisements which offer , say , a 60-mm telescope ‘ × 300 ’ . |
| 30 | But Victoria is wondering why I always come with you , when I was employed to be on duty here . ’ |