Example sentences of "why do [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.

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1 More fundamentally perhaps , people are asking themselves , ‘ Why did we all want English medium anyway ? ’ and there is a rather bitter feeling around that perhaps all the enthusiasm , all the euphoria about ‘ new methods ’ ought to have been preceded by a sober consideration of ‘ new objectives . ’
2 Why did they all go away ? ’
3 But why did it all have to be so messy and complicated ?
4 Why did it all go wrong ?
5 Why did it all go wrong ?
6 But as one parent said at the last gathering : ‘ Why do we all have to be so matey ? ’
7 And you may say well why do I have two pairs of fins , you know , one in front and one behind , instead of , say , three pairs of fins , or one pair of fins , or eight pairs of fins — why do we all have two ?
8 Why do they all wear fur lined anoraks with the hood up at all times ?
9 Why do they all wear yellow ? ’ queried Isabel , noticing the bright clothing along the entire length of the street .
10 Why do you all us have to be so special ? ’
11 But why do it that way ?
12 So why does it all move away from us ?
13 Why does it all have to happen so quick ? ’
14 So why does it all bulge up on the side
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