Example sentences of "why [pron] have [been] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that was why everyone had been lying . |
| 2 | That 's probably why I 've been getting low but it 's something funny . . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's why I 've been trying to get hold of you . ’ |
| 4 | Yes it 's it 's it was one of the er advertisements or programmes that went out on radio er again this is why I 've been trying to get over to people the sad things that have to happen to animals . |
| 5 | ‘ Angel , ’ she said , ‘ do you know why I 've been running after you ? |
| 6 | I 'm going to bed cos I 'm actually knackered and I do n't why I 've been sitting here talking |
| 7 | You 're right , are n't you Yes , once he got going , I knew why I 'd been holding back . |
| 8 | Eyes turned to boarded up windows and rubbish strewn in gardens and the depressing picture moved the prince to say : ‘ This is why I have been going on for so long about architecture in the environment . ’ |
| 9 | Though why she 'd been trying to do that , heaven only knew . |
| 10 | Yesterday , at 3.30pm , her neighbours realised why she had been smiling and waving once more , driving the green Subaru down the winding dirt-track to her Wiltshire home . |
| 11 | That 's why you 've been tracking him all over Central America . |
| 12 | ‘ So that 's why you 've been clinging to me like a leech all these months . |
| 13 | What , why you 've been crossing them off ? |
| 14 | ‘ Is that why you 've been going over to France such a lot ? ’ |
| 15 | Nodding his head , Aplin asked , ‘ Is that why you 'd been drinking , the night before you saw the robbery on Handley Plain ? ’ |
| 16 | That is one good reason why we have been supporting several non-governmental projects in the region and why we have made representations to presidents and other leaders about the state of children in those countries . |
| 17 | That is why we have been working to reduce inflation — with success ; to bring down interest rates — with success ; and to cut direct tax rates — with success . |
| 18 | That is why we have been pressing within the EC for full liberalisation of services . |
| 19 | This partly explains why they 've been struggling on for around six years now , but is no excuse in the current climate for them not gaining some long overdue recognition . |
| 20 | And as I continued to think about how we rarely get the measure of little children , I suddenly realized why they 'd been making so much din . |
| 21 | Suddenly the penny dropped , and Meredith knew why he 'd been prowling about the airport like an angry lion . |
| 22 | All performed creditably and indeed Patel was such a revelation that onlookers must have wondered why he had been languishing in other teams for so much of the season . |
| 23 | Do n't you want to know why he 's been looking for you ? ’ |