Example sentences of "[adv] understand [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I do not understand is why you do n't love me . ’ |
| 2 | Mrs Lynch added : ‘ What I can not understand is why the bag was not checked at the mortuary or the police station ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ What I do not understand is where is the water ? |
| 4 | ( 1987 : 29 ) I would only add that the value of what we can not understand is only recognized by reference to what we can . |
| 5 | ‘ What I do n't understand is why they 're not detained under 18B . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ What I do n't understand is why you did n't say all this before . |
| 7 | Bodie said , ‘ What I do n't understand is why he did n't attack the family immediately his daughter died ? |
| 8 | ‘ But what I ca n't understand is why they did n't just take our project in the first place . |
| 9 | What I do n't understand is why the front beams went blue , and the others red ? ’ |
| 10 | I 'm not really worried about that , seeing as I was born in this country , but what I do n't understand is why they should doubt me . |
| 11 | ‘ What I ca n't understand is why God had to be dragged into it in the first place . |
| 12 | ‘ One of the many things I do n't understand is why Riddle was so generally disliked , even hated . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought so , but what I ca n't understand is why you 're letting Dana get away with it . |
| 14 | ‘ But what I do n't understand is why she said none of this before . |
| 15 | ‘ But what I really do n't understand is why on earth you should think anyone of a sound mind would actually want to gain entry into your very confusing family ! ’ |
| 16 | ‘ But what I do n't understand is why he 's so damned angry about it ! ’ |
| 17 | What I do n't understand is why … |
| 18 | But what I ca n't understand is why you needed to know what star sign I am , or the characteristics that go with it . |
| 19 | ‘ What I do n't understand is why you appear to blame me for something someone else thought and said . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ What I ca n't understand is why you were so keen for me to stay here , in the circumstances … ’ |
| 21 | What I do n't un I do n't un no you do n't , er what I do n't understand is why , instead of putting that in a booklet , why I ca why you ca n't just say what you 're talking about before I mean ca just ca n't say all that bollocks before |
| 22 | What I do n't understand is when erm she jumped into the beauty parlour door , how did erm change so quickly ? |
| 23 | What I ca n't understand is how this all went on under my nose . ’ |
| 24 | But what I do n't understand is though why we have n't got an underground station at Stoke Newington and why Stoke Newington train station is n't linked up to Whitechapel . |