Example sentences of "why he [verb] [vb pp] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was why he 'd turned round . |
| 2 | ‘ I could n't understand why he 'd given up a job he clearly loved to come back here . ’ |
| 3 | She met Penry 's favourite sister Kit and her husband , Reid Livesey , ate some supper , laughed and chatted with more of Penry 's friends , and all the time she burned with the need to ask Penry what he was playing at , why he 'd thrown down his unexpected announcement like a gauntlet in front of his voluptuous ex-wife . |
| 4 | In explaining why he had gone along with ‘ doctoring ’ data so as to secure a contract deadline , a supervisor pointed out , ‘ If I refused to take part in the fraud , I would have to either resign or be fired ’ . |
| 5 | And now , sitting legs stretched , on a chair too low comfortably to accommodate his six feet two inches , eyes fixed on that single taper , unflickering in the incense-heavy stillness , he could hear again the tone , taut with self-disgust , in which Berowne had explained why he had given up the law : |
| 6 | Among these was young George Jefferies , who explained why he had run out of the shop in fear , and had only contacted the police on the advice of his friends and mother the following day . |
| 7 | Mr Tancock , who operates from Mannington Park in Swindon , refused to say if anyone had ever received loans from North Star , or to say why he had set up Global Finance . |
| 8 | I mean , that could be why he 's gone off to Scunthorpe , could n't it ? |