Example sentences of "why [verb] [pers pn] call " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if the project 's scientists — and the intellectual giants who ran Britain 's nuclear programme at the time — were n't all that sure about the measurements , why did they call large press conferences ( on 23 January , 1958 ) and flood the scientific press with detailed descriptions of the work ? |
| 2 | ‘ Why did they call you Charlie ? ’ |
| 3 | erm Sam Sodding , and it used to , but I used to say to mother why did they call him Sam Sodding ? |
| 4 | Oh I ca n't tell you that I would n't never discuss things like that , until I got about twenty five , you know neighbours or not , and I said why did they call him ? |
| 5 | Why why did I call you up ( Ca n't touch |
| 6 | Why did I call her Camille ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Why did you call it a kangaroo ? ’ asked Endill . |
| 8 | Why did you call them the tramp ship ? |
| 9 | ‘ Then why did you call him in ? ’ |
| 10 | Why did you call them pods ? |
| 11 | Now why did he call it that , rather than making love ? |
| 12 | Why do we call her aunty mummy ? |
| 13 | As a last attempt at conversation , I asked Jock , ‘ Tell me , why do they call you Jock ? |
| 14 | And why do they call themselves that ? ’ |
| 15 | Why do they call her Margaret ? |
| 16 | yeah , so why do they call him Harry all the time , Harry for a boy , that 's awful I mean a lot of the old names , we talked about the other day , a lot of the old names have come back for children , but I mean I do n't think Harry should be |
| 17 | where , where does that come from ? oh when you think about it Pledge , why do they call polish Pledge ? |
| 18 | why do they call |
| 19 | ‘ Then why do you call him your Dad then ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Why do you call him ‘ His majesty ’ ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Why do you call it Ellomeyat pie ? ’ we eventually asked . |
| 22 | ‘ Why do you call her ‘ cousin Fran ’ ? ’ he asked curiously . |
| 23 | Respondents in the health and lifestyle survey were asked ‘ Think of someone who is very healthy , who are you thinking of and why do you call them healthy ? ’ |
| 24 | PAMELA : Mrs. Jewkes , why do you call for poor Nan ? |
| 25 | ‘ Why do you call me John in that tone of voice ? ’ he demanded . |
| 26 | ‘ So why do you call me Sir John , when I am only John Durbeyfield ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Why do you call them bouncing handbags ? ’ |
| 28 | it 's like why do you call him honey ? |
| 29 | Now these , why do I call these special people , for the first thing we 're just coming out of a recession they s |
| 30 | So why does he call it a shadow then ? |