Example sentences of "and why did [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why did they choose to omit a particular miracle and why did they change the chronology elsewhere ? |
| 2 | Marian asked , ‘ and why did they attack you ? ’ |
| 3 | What were these different assessments , and why did they differ ? |
| 4 | Who were your friends , and why did they so foolishly raid an SS building ? ’ |
| 5 | And why did they do that ? |
| 6 | And why did they let Tommy , who believed his job was safe , give interviews outlining his plans for the future ? |
| 7 | And why did they put on that charade with the fake bodies when they planned to send two live substitutes to England in the Renault ? ’ |
| 8 | Why did they come on raids and why did they burn and steal ? |
| 9 | And why did they ignore Ludo ? |
| 10 | And why did they leave the church house ? |
| 11 | So why were so many firms — and bits of firms — bought and sold in the 1980s , and why did their values vary so much ? |
| 12 | ‘ And why did your friend tell you all this ? ’ |
| 13 | And why did it matter if he had ? |
| 14 | And why did it have to be this man above all others who made her heart beat that little bit faster ? |
| 15 | And why did it tear her apart because it was fitzAlan who had said those terrible things to her ? |
| 16 | And why did it happen ? |
| 17 | And why Did I ever tell you , as though I were an old friend ? |
| 18 | And why did I mention killing somebody ? |
| 19 | And why did I do nothing ? |
| 20 | And looking to heaven , I complained , ‘ And why did you let me ? ’ |
| 21 | ) . 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 : |
| 22 | The nineteen who said yes , where are you and why did you vote yes , there ? |
| 23 | He thought : And why did you have a gun for Christ 's sake ? |
| 24 | How and why did you adopt her ? ’ |
| 25 | And why did you look at him so coldly ? ’ |
| 26 | And why did you go out on strike in the first place ? |
| 27 | And why did you choose your pet — for its own attributes alone , or partly because your choice might influence others ' opinion of you ? |
| 28 | ‘ When and why did you arrive at that conclusion ? ’ she queried quietly . |
| 29 | And why did you have them ? |
| 30 | ‘ And why did you do that ? ’ |