Example sentences of "why [be] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why are they leaving ? ’ |
| 2 | So why are they called hard facts ? |
| 3 | Why are they called double grafts ? |
| 4 | If they really mean to improve transport in Scotland , why are they frightened of agreeing to the new clause ? |
| 5 | ‘ Then why are they locked in a cell ? ’ |
| 6 | Why are they observed ? |
| 7 | The results of this person why are they employed . |
| 8 | anything but just listens and what happens , what happens to that , the vets that person 's husband 's livelihood is threatened , why are they threatened ? |
| 9 | Why are they producing males and females in more or less equal numbers , which they are ? |
| 10 | why 's it , why they leaking if , even if they are flat roof , why are they leaking ? |
| 11 | ‘ Why are they taking our photographs now ? ’ |
| 12 | Why are they allowing the ratepayers and taxpayers of this country to go on throwing money down the drain ? |
| 13 | ‘ Why are they mending your bedroom wall ? ’ asked Holmes . |
| 14 | Why are they worried ? |
| 15 | Why are they worried about wardrobes when they 're getting married all they need 's a bed . |
| 16 | And if it 's meant to be a surprise attack , why are they making so much bloody noise ? ’ |
| 17 | Why are they making the programme ? |
| 18 | So why are they spending time and money trying to clear the name of a dead man 30 years on ? |
| 19 | ‘ Why are they keeping her ? |
| 20 | Erm well slightly different in the fact that er we er have two close schemes with far more er beneficiaries than there are er subscribing members , and at the moment that are four nominated by the er employer and four by the unions er we wish to say a pensioner erm that the rights were a pensioner nominee to that board of trustees , because we feel that er the situation is er is going to increase , we 've got so many beneficiaries and that the pensioners have no representative er I know that erm people on the boards of trustees are completely impartial , but on the other hand there is no pensioner there , the members are unsure of the fund , because of what 's been said , not that I 'm implying it 's not a secure fund , it is a secure fund , but they think why are they keeping the pensioners off , they there is some sort of hidden agenda they will not have us on there because neither of the businesses although we have tried for several years er they will not entertain at the moment erm a pensioner trustee , and yet Professor Good in his report acknowledges the merit of pensioner nominated trustees , er particularly in the sort of schemes where we 've got , wh where th the majority of beneficiaries . |
| 21 | So why are they taken down ? |
| 22 | So why are they having a meeting with them next week ? |
| 23 | 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 ? |
| 24 | ‘ Why are they coming to Whitely , anyway ? ’ |
| 25 | Why are they saying this ? |
| 26 | ‘ Why are they mobbing her ? ’ |
| 27 | So fine ! why are they selling ? |
| 28 | You know there 's no access to that land , so er why , why are they selling a at that price ? |
| 29 | Why are they ripping us off ? |
| 30 | 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 ? |