Example sentences of "why it [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Why it got this name I 've no idea , as the so called ‘ bees ’ , looking rather like the cereal Sugar Puffs , were reputed to be an Australian fungus with yeast-like properties .
2 There are several reasons why it received greater emphasis as the years went by .
3 At its offices in High Holborn in London , one of the firm 's partners explains why it sets one rate for all its customers .
4 Explain how and why it improves some files but not others .
5 Actinic Degradation This is the breakdown of ( mostly synthetic ) flysheets through prolonged exposure to the sun , but no-one really knows why it affects some tents and not others of the same make and model .
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