Example sentences of "why we [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is why we know so little about Robert Simms , though most contemporaries thought him too moral a man to have acted dishonourably . |
| 2 | And I said , well , why we 've just agreed that with Jilly . |
| 3 | Having said that I mean I think there there has been obviously some concern about some security measures , other than terrorist or so called terrorist threats in relation to staff personal security in the building which is why we 've actually moved towards more one stop per section area so there are limits to where the public are actually free to move around the building . |
| 4 | Which is why we 've recently abolished some charges altogether and simplified others . |
| 5 | It is always pleasant at our large gatherings for the Society to present a unified image which is why we ask particularly for all those taking part in the open classes to wear ALL MEDAU BLUE OR ALL NAVY BLUE . |
| 6 | That 's why we 'd better move on without any delay . ’ |
| 7 | Clearly , no one explanation could cover why we eat cows but not cats ; why big game hunting is the traditional pursuit of the wealthy ; why furs are going out of fashion ; why sexual slang employs so many animal and eating metaphors ; why customary cannibalism is seldom if ever authenticated ; why we worry so much more about high fat meats than about eating cheese ; why so many religious sects espouse vegetarianism ; why burger bars have been redecorating with pastel colours ; why the Flintstones barbecue dinosaur steaks ; why we eat beef rather than cow ; why businessmen might eat steak tartare at a negotiating lunch ; and why meat is said to give men aggression , strength , or heterosexual virility . |
| 8 | ‘ That 's why we brought so many of you , ’ Benny put in . |
| 9 | Just er er why we had only three , right ? |
| 10 | My hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield wondered why we had so many people in prison and in police cells . |
| 11 | that 's why we stay quite near the top . |
| 12 | So that 's why we said well let's get on and decide which of the next four homes to be refurbished . |
| 13 | That is why we put forward our amendment and hope against all hope that Labour may see the light and vote with us on our amendment . |
| 14 | Why we going home ? |
| 15 | Why we going home ? |
| 16 | Chapman did not score over the three games and that was probably the biggest single practical reason — among many — why we did so well . |
| 17 | ‘ But I have gone over it many times in my mind about why we lost so heavily in India and one of the main reasons for me was that we were not used to playing on turning pitches . |
| 18 | Continued the woman : ‘ This is one of the quietest parts of Northern Ireland and that 's why we moved here six years ago to get away from the city . |
| 19 | I REMEMBER realizing why we watch so many nature programmes . |
| 20 | And er that was quite a few years ago , about the conditions and on tea estates , and er er that was partly why we switched mostly to Kenyan tea I think after that . |
| 21 | and I looked at people , we were all saying why we waiting here , why we waiting and we saw people rushing off so we thought we 've got to rush off after them and we were all put on the train and sent to Charing Cross which was n't where most of us wanted to go or anything like we wanted to go |
| 22 | In the mists of time I can not recall why we started so late . |
| 23 | And I think another reason why we do so well educationally is that the baby gives them a sense of direction and purpose and they may not want to get 16+ exams but they want to for their baby . |
| 24 | Our revival of it could well be seen as defiant ; that 's why we have already commemorated the fiftieth anniversary of Aby Warburg 's death . |
| 25 | That is why we have all been doing it , von Weizsacker , Theo Kordt in London , his brother Erich in Berlin , Canaris , Carl Burckhardt , Dahlerus , Wenner-Gren . |
| 26 | That 's why we have so much fun ! |
| 27 | That is why we have consistently adopted a pro-European stance . |
| 28 | In addition their cheapest rooms cost £30.00 per night , so you can see why we stayed there only two nights . |
| 29 | And while we 've struggled to keep ourselves from the fridge , we have wondered why we long so intensely for one food . |
| 30 | That is right and that is why we oppose so many elements in the social charter . |