Example sentences of "understand why they do [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh I suppose he 's invested it wrongly or whatever I do n't know I I can understand why they did n't come to his rescue , you know , I mean , they 've got their livelihood to think about and he was a bachelor where as they 've got children , or and he 's brothers and they 're |
| 2 | Sean , 16 : ‘ Yes , but I ca n't understand why they do n't get married and have children . ’ |
| 3 | You ca n't understand why they do n't calm her down |
| 4 | To understand why they do so , it is necessary to consider , at least briefly , the nature of a long-term fund 's liabilities . |
| 5 | Bedroom has got a , it 's in an alcove so you 'll have that piece where it 's bottom of the stairs or wherever , I mean , the , stand on slip mats you 're gon na get that because of the , the airing cupboard is part of the hall , part of the bedroom and nothing you can do about that one , and on the wall it 's just gon na be one length of each room , cut off , perfect , , actually they do n't normally do that , they usually just the measurement , cos I not , never understood why they do n't have measurements there all standard , you guarantee use the one strip of another roll |