Example sentences of "why [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's why I would love him to really wake up and get a good job or |
| 2 | I would go further Chairman , in terms of the version we reach now , I would be very surprised if they do reach those figures , and , er , why I would expect them to be substantially less , because the policy which is being proposed at this stage is one of using joint finance monies as a one hundred percent grant , one-off grants for one or two years in support of schemes , rather than in , as a tapering item . |
| 3 | erm , okay , but this information is there for you to find out about , the reason why I would say it 's important to find out about those things , well one , you tell me |
| 4 | Er , that 's why I 'll tell you all , I even tell young people . |
| 5 | That is the paradox that the Government will not acknowledge and that is why I must criticise them . |
| 6 | ‘ That 's why I must get her back . ’ |
| 7 | Would you bother , editor of Penthouse here , I mean I do n't know why , I do n't know why I should think you know what women want , I guess you know what men want ? |
| 8 | ‘ Offhand , I ca n't think of a single good reason why I should tell you anything that passed between us , Mr Barnett . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I really do n't see why I should tell you . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I do not know why I should tell you , ’ he said . |
| 11 | I accepted Benjamin 's words but , when I questioned him on why I should wear it , he just smiled , waved a bony hand and told me to be patient . |
| 12 | ‘ But you still have n't given me any reason why I should marry you . ’ |
| 13 | I do n't see why I should give mine up |
| 14 | I do n't ask why I should believe him . |
| 15 | He undervalued my talents , but that is no reason why I should undervalue his . |
| 16 | And I do n't see why I should help you . |
| 17 | And I do n't see why I should let him end it . ’ |
| 18 | I do n't know why I should burden you with this and make an exhibition of myself in front of eveN– one . ’ |
| 19 | It 's as though the superego suddenly stops functioning , though why I should describe it in the kind of shit jargon dreamed up by that Jewish prick Freud is beyond me . |
| 20 | The reason could be , of course , as you say , that , that people like Darwin and Freud have made really important discoveries and that 's why nobody can leave them alone . |
| 21 | She was almost grown up and there was no reason why she should want me . |
| 22 | He nodded , not understanding why she should want it , but took it from his pocket and , edging down the bank , reached out and handed it to her , watching as she unscrewed the top , transforming it into a tiny cutting tool . |
| 23 | It does n't teach her why she should obey you — so she 'll carry on with her naughtiness . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't see why she should call her a witch . |
| 25 | McAllister knew that she must truly love him , for that could be the only reason why she could allow him , a man , to touch her at all . |
| 26 | ‘ I know , it 's so well tucked away , it 's easy to see why you might miss it . ’ |
| 27 | I know that you want me , and I know why you would marry me . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't know why you should want me , I 'm no good , but you do . ’ |
| 29 | I do n't see why you should assume I have anything to do with it . ’ |
| 30 | Why you should feel it reasonable to subject a human baby to this distasteful experience — ’ |