Example sentences of "i wonder why it " in BNC.
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1 | The former chairman of the Independent Appeals Tribunal said to me recently ‘ I wonder why it is that no benefit starts from the premises ‘ What can we do to help ? ’ but always seems to be ‘ How can we stop the bastards getting away with it ? ' ’ — coarse , but true ! |
2 | Starting in your computer room , you can enter separate ‘ zones ’ at will using a Star Trekstyle transporter ( I wonder why it still works with the electricity off ? ) . |
3 | As I lie uneasily in the cab , I wonder why it is that I feel propelled to barge in here . |
4 | ‘ No , ’ said Aline , suddenly serious , ‘ it is only that the step from perfectly ordinary things into the miraculous seems to me so small , almost accidental , that I wonder why it astonishes you at all , or why you trouble to reason about it . |
5 | and there were three aspects we looked at I wonder why it was three ? |
6 | I wonder why it was three ? |
7 | ‘ I wonder why it is that you object to being laughed at by me , when you invite laughter in your stage show ? ’ |
8 | Oh , I wonder why it says that then ? |
9 | I wonder why it does n't work |
10 | I wonder why it was a ? |