Example sentences of "i [verb] [not/n't] know why " in BNC.
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| 1 | One minute a well-behaved group of us — writers , intellectuals and so forth — were contentedly watching Zelda Plum dancing with the chinchilla on her head while Ken the Australian Horse Player offered odds ( 'Six to four the rat , ’ he used to say , I do not know why , and on this particular evening the rat escaped and tripped up Robin Fox , London 's most distinguished theatrical agent , who fell on top of Wales 's friend , the actress Susan George ) and the next a squad of hooligans were pushing people around and conjuring a piece of pot from Mrs Mouse 's sewing basket . |
| 2 | I do not know why Miller should have croaked out such a name . |
| 3 | I do not know why . |
| 4 | I do not know why I did it . |
| 5 | I do not know why . |
| 6 | I do not know why I can not speak … and then a voice called her name . |
| 7 | The sergeant-major , I do not know why , began dragging Montague 's corpse backwards . |
| 8 | Having listened to the arguments of my Hon. Friends I do not know why the Minister has not leapt to his feet to say that he accepts the new clause . |
| 9 | ‘ I do not know why I even trust you , but I have no men trained to use their hearts in the way you are able to as a gift of Ptah . |
| 10 | ‘ I do not know why Mr Multhrop thinks this . |
| 11 | There has been some confusion — I do not know why there should have been because it was made clear last night by the Secretary of State for Wales — about the position of students . |
| 12 | The amount was then increased by another £2,000 because it was related to the retail prices index — I do not know why . |
| 13 | I do not know why the amendment has been tabled . |
| 14 | I was challenged about that — I do not know why , as I thought that the position was clear . |
| 15 | I do not know why the Minister is making such heavy weather of this matter . |
| 16 | I do not know why my hon. Friend is not here today , but I know that she is a very hard-working , committed hon. Member . |
| 17 | I do not know why the Leader of the House bothers with his Committees , given that he has apparently introduced a major constitutional innovation without any agreement from them . |
| 18 | It is so similar to the language that he used on previous timetable motions that I do not know why he does not take a tape and mime to it . |
| 19 | ‘ I do not know why I should tell you , ’ he said . |
| 20 | I do not know why , or whether it will work . |
| 21 | It was not until about a year later , when I became the High Master of Warboys , that I took him into Warboys and made him a sort of Staff pilot flying Oxford aircraft on special navigational training exercises ; this was something that I could physically check and I do not know why it is , and I am not being clever now , I just accepted the evidence he gave me of this phoney flying . |
| 22 | I do not know why but that did not seem to register with me at the time , and it did not until there was a third assault on the door . |
| 23 | I looked up , I do not know why , to see the passenger pointing the gun at me again . |
| 24 | I do n't know why Ma and Father make us come . |
| 25 | ‘ I was kicked out by my landlord and put in this hostel which was just awful and I had to get away so I came here — I do n't know why , really , I … ’ |
| 26 | They seemed really nice , you know , I do n't know why you 're so much against them . ’ |
| 27 | I do n't know why we drink so much and come up smelling of roses . |
| 28 | I do n't know why we drink so much . |
| 29 | I do n't know why we drink . |
| 30 | I do n't know why we … the hell I do n't ! |