Example sentences of "why are they [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if it 's meant to be a surprise attack , why are they making so much bloody noise ? ’ |
| 2 | Sheep in a shelter , a pig on a bench , a woman on the well-stones , two men swinging their legs : why are they so persistent , why are they linked together ? |
| 3 | So why are they good , or at least , if they 're not good , why are they paid so much to do what they 're doing ? |
| 4 | Why are they doing so badly ? |
| 5 | ‘ The big families never used to get on too well with the Stationeri , so why are they up there now ? ’ |