Example sentences of "[vb base] why you [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 'll know them then and you wo n't need to use your fingers but while you 're learning I do n't see why you know why you ca n't use them do you . |
| 2 | I know that you want me , and I know why you would marry me . |
| 3 | Marguerite 's rush of words almost drowned out Alain 's harsh intake of breath , but he said nothing at all as Marguerite went on , ‘ Now I know why you could not stay longer . |
| 4 | I understand why you would say that . |
| 5 | ‘ Now I wonder why you would be interested in Steen 's will , Charles . |
| 6 | Yes , wonder why you 'd want two double exhaust do you , I mean it 's not a very big engine surely on those , Volkswagen is there ? |
| 7 | Explain why you might expect division to perform better than a ‘ perfect ’ randomizing algorithm , and by how much . |
| 8 | Explain why you might expect security betas to change over time . |
| 9 | Counsel for the appellants had attacked this finding because the patient had been an outpatient at a different hospital in the past and a practitioner there could have fulfilled this function ; and he submitted that in any case it was a duty of the hospital managers to find out if it was practicable to obtain the recommendation of a practitioner who had previous acquaintance with the patient : he relied on the form of the question ‘ explain why you could not get a recommendation from a medical practitioner who did know the patient ’ on the hospital admission application form . |