Example sentences of "why [be] [pers pn] [adj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Crime they say does n't pay , well you may have your own views on that but certainly across the breadth of variety of criminal activity we might agree that crime almost always hurt someone , more or less , we have a system designed to cope with the effects of crime and to deter future criminals , but it does n't seem to be making crime a thing of the past , so how good are we at dealing with crime , tonight 's hundred women have a broad range of experience as victims , law women , perpetrators , police and others , we 'll be hearing their views on the system and how it might be changed and asking why are we all so fascinated by fictional crime from Cell Block H to Agatha Christie . |
| 2 | Why are you two always so late ! |
| 3 | Role play the beginning of a very simple scene on your own — e.g. " Why are you late home ? |
| 4 | ‘ Why are you all here together ? |
| 5 | " This is none of your affair , and why are you still here ? " |
| 6 | ‘ Why are you still here ? |
| 7 | If you 're feeling so squeamish about it , why are you still here ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ And why are you still here ? ’ he demanded . |
| 9 | Why are you both here ? |
| 10 | The date , for God 's sake , on the top letter from Ash , was it the same , why were they all together , how long does it go on , — how did she answer , what about Blanche and the Prowler … |
| 11 | ‘ Why were you frightened then ? ’ |
| 12 | Why is it all so thin and unachieved ? |
| 13 | Why is he still here , so discontented in his native village ? ’ |
| 14 | Why was she still here ? |