Example sentences of "why [pron] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Doctor nodded to himself as one piece of the puzzle clicked into place , explaining why everyone thought he was looking for a missing British Consul , obviously this man . |
| 2 | Now he knew why no-one knew him + it was all his own fault . |
| 3 | That was probably why I married her . |
| 4 | Perhaps you wonder why I married him then ? |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , that 's why I married you . |
| 6 | And then we 'll discuss why I hate him , which invariably is because I feel threatened . |
| 7 | I do n't know why I hate it I just hate it okay . |
| 8 | I think that 's probably why I 've you know , bothered . |
| 9 | That , that 's why I got me , the other T V. |
| 10 | Know , I do n't know why I got you wrote , whether it 's positive or negative . |
| 11 | that 's what I said to ya and you agreed with me , that 's why I got it it 's inch and half thick er wide , by half inch thick , it 's under there . |
| 12 | er yeah , that 's a proper dog one and they said that 'll take up to a size of a labrador that 's why I got it , erm but the cover 's removable and |
| 13 | 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 ? |
| 14 | Her smile widening , she queried , ‘ You really do think that 's why I followed you ? ’ |
| 15 | My hon. Friend sets out the reasons why I wish we were negotiating in Europe , not the Government . |
| 16 | That 's why I appointed him , ’ says Strain . |
| 17 | SEVENTEEN , CLUMSY AND SHY — looking for a friend of about 17 to write to- Likes- reading ( Fitzgerald , Steinbeck ) , history , Lloyd Cole , Smiths , Duran ( my only weakness ) and animals ( which is why I don-eat them ) . |
| 18 | that 's why I spell it because most people get my name wrong and get her name wrong and it 's , it 's a source of irritation to me . |
| 19 | ‘ Is that why I remember him ? |
| 20 | There was a little poem , I do n't know why I remember it but it was , if you have the will to win , cook potatoes in their skin . |
| 21 | I was born , and there they were to form me , which is why I tell you more of them than of myself . |
| 22 | It 's one of the reasons why I tell you not to sit on benches because you 'll probably find the residues of ink along the edges even after the most careful clean up . |
| 23 | ‘ You are wondering why I tell you this . |
| 24 | I do n't know why I tell you this , but that I have been exceedingly moved and pleased by Jane Eyre . |
| 25 | That 's why I tell you that |
| 26 | That is why I killed him . |
| 27 | I do n't know why I kept them for as long as I did . |
| 28 | ‘ And that 's why I kept you apart . |
| 29 | ‘ That 's why I chose her . |
| 30 | That was why I chose it . |