Example sentences of "if [pron] [verb] why [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm damned if I know why I did n't tell you in the first place , back when all this started happening . |
| 2 | Now if she says why we were not here or say say she tells you she called on Saturday and we were out just say to her Raymond was drinking stout ! |
| 3 | I mean why do n't you just if she says why I mean she 'll obviously have Sandy there and Sandy 'll say why is n't Carla speaking to you ? |
| 4 | ‘ Do that , ’ urged Gwenellen , ‘ and ask if she knows why he 's never married . |
| 5 | So it 's find out what works and what does n't so that 's integration at work if you like why it 's useful you 've just done simple harmonic motion . |
| 6 | a whole bowl of clean water over his nappy so if you wonder why I got through an extra nappy cos it was n't |
| 7 | If you understand WHY you have to do certain things , you 're less likely to make a mistake . |
| 8 | If we knew why she was killed in that way we would be closer to the truth . ’ |
| 9 | He is generic because it is unmarked , but if we ask why it is unmarked we are told , because it is generic . |
| 10 | If we wonder why it is not generally recognised that there are , besides verbal propositions composed of words , mental ones composed of ideas , an explanation is readily available : ‘ it is very difficult to treat of them asunder . |
| 11 | If one asks why it is bad to hold logically inconsistent factual beliefs , the most obvious part of the answer is that if one does so , one guarantees that one will have a false belief within this area of one 's thought . |
| 12 | Children who are able to understand explanations and who enjoy a relationship of trust and affection with their parents usually listen to firm demands and prohibitions from them — especially if they know why they are necessary . |
| 13 | and he , he just goes around thumping , kicking and , and going berserk during drama and the teacher just looks on and says calm down and I mean in view of the fact I 've written to the school and complained about , but you 'd think they would be keeping an eye and he hates drama so much and it , he 's got drama tomorrow , if he has any trouble tomorrow morning I 'm not sending him tomorrow afternoon I 'm gon na start keeping him home and if they ask why I 'm gon na say because you ca n't control your classes and you wo n't want to now |
| 14 | If they guessed why she was here , beset by care , unable to eat a sandwich , how would they react ? |