Example sentences of "why be [pron] [verb] [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And why are we telling them this if it 's not eligible for consideration as a possible way of depriving us of an cash ? |
| 2 | We thinking well why are we doing it this way ? |
| 3 | But why are you telling me all this ? |
| 4 | ‘ Why are you telling me all this ? ’ asked Leonora , trying to move away . |
| 5 | ‘ Why are you telling me this ? |
| 6 | ‘ Why are you telling us all this ? ’ asked Sorrel . |
| 7 | ‘ Why are you telling us this ? ’ asked Brian . |
| 8 | ‘ Guy , why are you showing me this place ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Why are you showing me these documents ? ’ he asked when he had finished reading them and passed them to me . |
| 10 | This is perhaps why many an ageing schoolteacher smiles benignly when his students demand : ‘ Why are you giving us this information ? |
| 11 | Why are you asking me all these questions ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Why are you asking me this ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ So , why are you asking me these questions , and why should I answer them ? ’ |
| 14 | Why are you asking us that ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Why are you offering me this ? ’ |
| 16 | But why am I telling you all this ? |
| 17 | Why am I telling you this ? |
| 18 | Why am I doing them all ? ’ |
| 19 | What do I hope will happen ? " and " Why am I doing it this way ? " |
| 20 | Why was she leaving him alone ? |
| 21 | Why was she telling me this ? |
| 22 | Why was she telling him all this ? |
| 23 | Why was she telling him this , reliving her humiliation for his vicarious enjoyment ? |