Example sentences of "why do you [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then why do you plump for one which has these impediments ? |
| 2 | Mr Monte , or can I call you Del , why do you grow pineapples in the Philippines ? |
| 3 | I mean , it 's stupid you wax your , why do you wax your legs it 's so stupid . |
| 4 | ‘ I also took note of the man who wrote to me saying ‘ why do you sigh so much ? ’ |
| 5 | Why Do You Make Notes ? |
| 6 | ‘ But tell me , why do you disapprove so strongly of my choice of leisure pursuits ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ So why do you disapprove of my getting along so well with Emily ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Why do you disapprove of my brother 's relationship with your cousin ? ’ she asked him . |
| 9 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , why do you persist in this rigmarole of refusing even to acknowledge my existence ? |
| 10 | Why do you persist in calling Canada dull ? |
| 11 | A meeting was held in August 1948 , when Akufo Addo asked Nkrumah the question : ‘ Why do you persist in using the word Comrade as a term of address ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Why do you give him anything ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ So why do you care that I was with her that night ? ’ |
| 14 | But why do you care ? |
| 15 | Why do you set written work ? |
| 16 | ‘ Why do you collect first editions ? |
| 17 | She said in a neutral voice , ‘ Why do you bother with me ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Why do you bother me like this ? ’ she cried . |
| 19 | ‘ Why do you bother with such tricks ? ’ |
| 20 | Why do you bother ? |
| 21 | Why do you bother paying and we were just mucking about you know , like I know something |
| 22 | Why do you laugh at me ? ’ |
| 23 | Why do you suppose he got thrown out of Windsor ? ’ |
| 24 | Why do you suppose the abbot ever suggested it ? |
| 25 | ‘ Why do you suppose Mr Griffith might deny possessing the letters , Mr Fairfax ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Why do you suppose I keep hearing laughter ? ’ |
| 27 | " Why do you suppose anyone should do that ? " |
| 28 | ‘ Why do you suppose I 'd do that ? |
| 29 | 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 ’ ? |
| 30 | ‘ Why do you suppose Heather wanted to know about such distant events ? ’ |