Example sentences of "[vb past] why the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lord Reid identified why the agreement was in restraint of trade . |
| 2 | As work continued on building the new Harp Lager Brewery in Alton , the managing director of the company told why the site had been chosen . |
| 3 | He also told why the decision was made to take sterling out of the ERM . |
| 4 | FRANKIE Dettori showed why the top owners and trainers are beating a path to his door with a brilliant double at Doncaster . |
| 5 | IPSWICH Town team manager Mick McGiven said he understood why the fans booed his side off the field after their worst display of the season at Portman Road last night . |
| 6 | I understood why the moment Paula introduced him . |
| 7 | Duncan understood why the old man felt like that , but he was Duncan 's father and he would always be loyal to him . |
| 8 | Drivers collecting bags from the wards were also trained to ensure they understood why the bags colours had changed and were not apprehensive . |
| 9 | I understood why the pyramids were so enormous and splendid , of course . |
| 10 | For the first time he understood why the Seven were so strong . |
| 11 | Rostov understood why the precautions which had been taken to quarantine Tarvaras were so strict . |
| 12 | Prince Yuan was a clever one , there was no doubting it , so perhaps he understood why the T'ang had appointed him to oversee the Project rather than someone more sympathetic . |
| 13 | But a spokesman said that while the authority had every sympathy for Richard it understood why the school had expelled him . |
| 14 | Mrs Bell said the company had received many letters from pensioners who understood why the decision had been made . |
| 15 | She had heard about Donna Frizzell 's frightful taste in literature , and , though she was herself a member of the Society for the Preservation of Morals and knew why the books had been purchased , she saw no reason to save her neighbour any humiliation , and had expressed suitably shocked surprise . |
| 16 | But he knew why the moment he entered the old schoolroom , for after allowing him to pass her she closed the door and stood with her back to it , her pale face , now tinged to a deep red , thrust out towards him as she cried , ‘ Think you 're smart , do n't you ? |
| 17 | She had a sneaking suspicion that she knew why the men had not given up their seats . |
| 18 | I looked over his shoulder and saw Fra Angelico 's famous ‘ Annunciation ’ ; and at once knew why the colonnade outside had seemed so familiar . |
| 19 | Now he knew why the lights were out . |
| 20 | The BMA 's Scottish secretary , Dr Vivienne Nathanson , questioned why the drive to improve health appeared to be stopping at Hadrian 's Wall . |
| 21 | The Jewish sages discussed why the Almighty talked to Moses from a burning bush . |
| 22 | Then she looked around her at the other smiling faces , and remembered why the policemen were there . |
| 23 | He felt for the bedside table with his left hand , remembered why the right one was all bandaged up , and switched on the light . |
| 24 | And almost at the same moment she remembered why the name ‘ Luke Hunter ’ was so familiar . |
| 25 | Then she realised why the meeting had dragged on , when the matter under discussion could have been finalised in ten minutes : it was the morning 's work . |
| 26 | ‘ It was n't until we noticed the absence of female customers , the dim red lights , and the photos of naked women on the walls that we realised why the ‘ barmaids ’ were laughing at us . ’ |
| 27 | Mr Kaufman asked why the operation had been carried out ‘ under the veil of a news blackout . |
| 28 | His colleague , Lord Beloff , asked why the Government had brought forward a bill without support in either House for a scheme the vice-chancellors had repeatedly told them was impossible . |
| 29 | He asked why the parish council were so against the signs ‘ Do the parish have an official policy , because if they do , they should think again about the effect it has on the village . ’ |
| 30 | In her letter to BR Mrs. Buttigieg asked why the registration number of her car was not checked out against the season ticket holders ' records . |