Example sentences of "why [was/were] it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why was it unhappy ? |
| 2 | I wrote and said that a lot of members our pension , we could n't afford it , and that we owned our own hall so therefore we had a lot of cost to keep it in good repair and why was it nine pound . |
| 3 | If this is what was meant by adaptability , why was it such a popular idea among those who discussed industrial training within the framework of compulsory part-time day continuation schools ? |
| 4 | Why was it all women hated her so , even when they did n't know her ? |
| 5 | Why was it that other women did n't mind ? |
| 6 | Why was it that time always flew when you did n't want it to ? |
| 7 | Why was it that bad things always happened when you were feeling happy ? |
| 8 | Why was it that British industrialists took advantage of rising labour productivity to reduce their labour force , rather than to develop new forms of production using more sophisticated techniques and making improved products to sell at home and abroad ? |
| 9 | Why was it necessary ? |
| 10 | With the father in jail , and teaching and socialisation in hand , why was it necessary to use emergency procedures ? |
| 11 | One critic wrote of the show : ‘ Of course it 's great to see her but why was it necessary to have such a fawning and sycophantic performance ? ’ |
| 12 | Why was it necessary ? |
| 13 | What is the assembly of Eurip European unity policies and regions and why was it necessary to send two representatives to Portugal to attend at a cost of over one thousand five hundred . |
| 14 | So why was it better than before ? |
| 15 | Why was it right to train a fellow and you knew , or you felt that , you could not go to the flight commander or the wing commander and say a think this fellow should go down the pits , " or a think we should remuster him to the Army or the Navy " . |
| 16 | Why was it happy ? |
| 17 | Why was it important ? |
| 18 | Why was it wrong when I came in ? |
| 19 | Why was it wrong ? |
| 20 | Why was it smiling ? |