Example sentences of "explain why [pers pn] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course clubs such as Neath and Pontypool are not really supposed to be at the head of the Welsh pecking-order , which goes some way to explaining why they become so unpopular when they do . |
| 2 | That explains why he ran away from the house instead of towards it . |
| 3 | They are often intertwined in Freud 's work , which explains why he has so often been wrongly accused of a simple type of ethnocentrism , and of sexism . |
| 4 | Because the body clock tends to ‘ run slow ’ , advancing it is more difficult and this explains why it takes longer to adapt ( see Table 11.3 ) . |
| 5 | No one would explain why it seemed so important . |
| 6 | The negotiations — and with them USL 's desire to conserve cash and pretty up its balance sheet as much as possible — might explain why it has so far put little muscle into marketing Destiny since its announcement in June ( UX No 390 ) . |
| 7 | We put our own reasons onto those who are addicted to alcohol in order to explain why they drink so much ; " he 's a good chap , enjoying himself , having a bit of fun , relaxing , celebrating — but on occasions he goes a bit over the top " . |
| 8 | To explain why it does so is quite another matter . |