Example sentences of "why you [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Was that why you married the lady Primaflora ? |
| 2 | If you have to give an answer that is unhelpful to the client , explain why you support the client 's case in spite of it . |
| 3 | I do n't understand why you felt the need to include your racist views in Pilot . |
| 4 | ‘ I wondered why you felt the need to act like some outraged maiden aunt . ’ |
| 5 | Words like " explain " , " justify " and " assess " are used to focus your attention on causation and evidence ; you should not only describe what you have read but also offer an analysis of why you take the view of it you do . |
| 6 | It 's worth pointing this out to your students too , so that they understand why you set the tasks you do when you use video with them . |
| 7 | Yes , I remember why you left the Met . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Clare , you never told me why you left the convent . ’ |
| 9 | And you get a lot you get a lot of gas formed , which is why you get the big explosion . |
| 10 | When writing , please give the reasons why you chose the title . |
| 11 | But that 's what I want tomorrow morning we 'll be looking at your preparation tonight on your call and I want I want you to tell me at the end of each why you chose the route you chose right ? |
| 12 | The bulk of moisture should be underneath , which is why you filled the planting hold beforehand , so that root action is encouraged to work down to seek it and in so doing become established . |
| 13 | I know , I wondered why you brought the Gazette , I thought strange ! |
| 14 | That 's why you took the boy away from me … sent him away to sea . ’ |
| 15 | " And I want you first tell me why you took the gibbon to the palace when you knew it was wrong . |
| 16 | PAUSE I thought I knew at last who you were , why you liked me at school , why you took the trouble to read those poems I 'd written . |
| 17 | Maxie went on : ‘ Y ’ see , everyone who was at the tea will keep reading the social pages for the next day or two to see that their names are in the report of it ; and , with luck , inside that time , on the same pages there 'll be a report about your Morals Committee — then they 'll know why you had the books , and old Miss Angus will be put in her place . |
| 18 | Yeah , that 's why you keep the tops chopped , cos they actually comes out by themselves , they 'll come out |
| 19 | Ask yourself and your colleagues why you follow the laws of society . |
| 20 | Do you know why you lost the Eastern Arts drama ? |
| 21 | No I think , all of a sudden you l you realize why you 're in a trade union and why you need the press and the media to help you , you know you ca n't just ignore them . |
| 22 | I can see why you gave the job up ! |
| 23 | ‘ Did you tell him why you wanted the introduction ? ’ |
| 24 | That 's why you missed the boat . ’ |
| 25 | Most writers are voyeurs of a kind anyway , that 's why you climbed the fence , is n't it , to see what was hidden here ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Why you behave the way you behave and what you can do to change it . |
| 27 | oh that 's why you bought the big board |
| 28 | And I said , ‘ I know why you picked the name Roger Short , because Shorty Rogers did an album once on a label he was n't supposed to , and changed his name from Shorty Rogers to Roger Short . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Was that why you dismissed the escort ? |
| 30 | Presumably that 's why you read the column , and I hope that you are considerably richer as a result . |