Example sentences of "why [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that was why only boys , yet a-growing , could be recruited and not adult men . |
| 2 | One reason given for this is that a distinction is created within the Treaty between those matters ( under Titles II , III and IV ) which , as amendments to the Treaty of Rome , are changes to the law of the land , and those aspects ( Titles I , V , VI and VII ) which concern the new entity of the European Union and are the subject of intergovernmental agreement and which do not therefore in a strict sense affect British law ( the stated reason why only Titles II , III and IV are subject to parliamentary ratification ) . |
| 3 | Perhaps the best MIGs can already challenge the F-15 ; perhaps the best radars can detect it , which is why only stealth fighters bombed well-guarded Baghdad . |
| 4 | But why only males should be given this extra piece of breathing apparatus has not satisfactorily been explained . |
| 5 | Why only bull Asian elephants carry tusks remains a mystery . |
| 6 | mm why suddenly Essex though ? |
| 7 | I think the the key point about patriotism is one reason why perhaps people in , in Britain and so on should n't be patriotic too , but if you see the rather cynical attitude of the Western countries towards recent events , not just in Russia but right across the Eastern block , very good example was condemned , erm but when , following the massacres erm , the West has gone on to sort of do deals with the winners and cultivate links er with the people responsible for that massacre , the killing of the Soviet Union went the other way and consequently erm that 's where you know Western resources are directed . |
| 8 | er and some of the solutions that are offered to reduce those crimes involve women restricting , their movements and their freedoms , but I think one of the other reasons why generally people who are victims of crime be they men or women feel guilty is because one of the implicit elements in tradition crime prevention strategies is for us to reduce the opportunity for crime |
| 9 | Gibson did it with the Flying V — a guitar not immediately associated with Jimi — so why not Fender ? |
| 10 | But the Irish can work it , so why not others ? |
| 11 | Why not act and go round to your local old people 's home — it will be within walking distance — and take your children with you . |
| 12 | Why not Juliet ? |
| 13 | Why not chutney ? |
| 14 | A : hello Mr Parkin this is Guy Cook here B : yes A : er do you remember um sending us a er an estimate for electrical repairs * for a hundred and fifty pounds * well I 've er just had a word with the Electricity Board with an engineer called Mr Golding and he tells me that the er the list of jobs you gave us unless there 's any special circumstances should not be more than around one hundred pounds B : oh * A : well he said he 'd have to look at it of course but er is there some special reason why you thought it would cost more A : well would you be prepared to do it for the price he quoted B : no A : well why not B : I ca n't afford it not with my wages and overheads £ I have A : well £ why should I pay an extra fifty pounds if I can get it done cheaper * B : well if you can do that * do |
| 15 | ( We 'd learned in science about Galvin and his electrically operated frogs ' legs ; if they could do it , why not relics ? ) |
| 16 | If politicians can do it , why not child molesters , fraudsters or armed robbers ? |
| 17 | The rationale was simple : if arsenic could be made into a better drug by incorporating it into an organic compound , why not mercury ? |
| 18 | Why not swim , dance , walk in the country or go rowing , canoeing or hill climbing , or anything else that you enjoy doing , as long as you use your body efficiently . |
| 19 | Why not income tax , too ? |
| 20 | Similarly , should you wish to discuss with either of them how BAIE has been useful to them in their university post , why not telephone , Director of PR and Information Services , University of Edinburgh ( ) 31 etc ) or , Director of development , University of Stirling on xxxxx . |
| 21 | Why not school ? |
| 22 | If Plymouth , why not Exeter or Southampton ? |
| 23 | If refuse collection can be ‘ privatized ’ , why not defence ? |
| 24 | Why not Russia ? |
| 25 | Why not Angel dearest ? ’ |
| 26 | So why not chicken feet ? |
| 27 | IF KUWAIT deserves liberation from an aggressor , why not Tibet ? |
| 28 | That was something you were right into at that time : Africa Chile South-East Asia — so why not Europe ? |
| 29 | ‘ As part of the Mercury communications empire , it can do anything : why not order beer through Bravo ? ’ |
| 30 | This reply raises large issues ; but chapter 5 contains a lengthy argument that if there is any non-inferential knowledge , some of it concerns things other than our sensory states — so why not sheep , for instance ? |