Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [verb] know why [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I found the homework , homework diary was useful because I used to check in , end of every of week they used to know if it was n't there I 'd want to know why it was n't done ! |
| 2 | I 'd love to know why they call them Sugar Puffs . |
| 3 | I know but I 'd love to know why they call them Sugar Puffs |
| 4 | ‘ Now I 'd like to know why me ? |
| 5 | ‘ I have n't said that , but I 'd like to know why you quarrelled . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd like to know why you 've brought me here . ’ |
| 7 | I 'd like to know why it 's taken so long for this union to work again er , with the regulations in public services . |
| 8 | I 'd like to know why it 's so important to you , and I 've been doing some thinking . |
| 9 | I 'd like to know why it happened . |
| 10 | ‘ No — I do n't want you to leave , but I would like to know why you did n't tell me these things when you first arrived . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ First I would like to know why it was necessary to send two men to the flat to attack the hotel clerk . ’ |
| 12 | HEADQUARTERS — EXPECT YOU 'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY YOU 'RE HERE , EH ? |
| 13 | You must realise that , so we 'd like to know why it should be necessary . ’ |
| 14 | They 'll want to know why it is that Britain 's second busiest airport has once again come perilously close to disaster . |
| 15 | They will want to know why we did not appreciate the inconvenience and stupidity of having to change currency constantly as one moved from country to country in the Community . |
| 16 | They will want to know why we did not join the Community at its inception and fashion the very fabric of it to our advantage . |
| 17 | Where the applicant has made repeated unsuccessful requests he may wish to know why he is not obtaining the licence . |