Sentence examples for why to pick from inspiring English sources

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Why, to pick a typical example, did one Evan Machonochie, an Oxford graduate who passed the grueling Indian Civil Service exam, set off for Bengal in 1887 and spend the next 40 years in India?

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There are many battles worth fighting in parliament: so why bother to pick this one?

That's why polls to pick the greatest film, actor, footballer etc usually settle for a more recent choice than a great classic from the past.

"I just don't know why you want to pick the waiter".

I don't see any reason why they had to pick today to change policy".

"I don't know why they had to pick us," he said wearily.

"I'll make up a story on why I have to pick up some papers from a friend".

Half the time, the driver's just bored out of his mind, and that's why they stopped to pick you up.

Like Vogler, Thompson uses Anscombian 'Why?'-questions to pick out intentional actions.

We cannot explain why we failed to pick up pale conjunctivae even in patients with severe anaemia, an anomaly also reported previously [2].

Why did she get to pick two books this season?

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