Example sentences of "why [pers pn] want [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've , I 've never seen it , well I 've , I 've , I 've only had contact , I 've had these , this last set of contacts for about two years now , that 's why I want to get some new ones and erm |
| 2 | ‘ Why you want to see this stupid man ? ’ she snapped , her grammar deteriorating with her temper . |
| 3 | Well every biologist knows why you want to do that , it 's so you can swim sinusoidally like a fish . |
| 4 | One problem that occupied him was trying to dissuade Hanns from joining the army : ‘ Do n't do anything so foolish … it seems a hopelessly idiotic and pointless idea , and I can not understand why you want to do this ? ’ |
| 5 | well I 'm a bit puzzled why , why you want to know all this and you think because I have n't given , given a good benefit that 's why a good temporary benefit , that 's why I 'm puzzled , say well let me just take you back to why I 'm h why I 'm here , let me get out of our meeting you 're gon na find this extremely valuable , perhaps for the first half we will spend time looking at your financial put you on the path to achieve financial . |
| 6 | Yes I am seeing Jessie tonight Ollie yo , I do n't know why you want to know that . |
| 7 | ‘ Talking about work , as we were just a moment ago … perhaps you would n't mind explaining to me why you want to reject some of the new designs I 've just shown you ? ’ |
| 8 | The suggestion that er we should join this er , I mean first of all I think that 's if they would allow us to join it , and obviously we realise why they want to join this , rather to the Archbishop of Canterbury saying he would like to join er sit in his cabinet and , and , this , this that sort of level of discussion . |