Example sentences of "why [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And of course the children ask why everyone is going . |
| 2 | That 's why everyone wants to be The Waterboys and nobody wants to be The Virgin Prunes . |
| 3 | Indeed , he reflected , as he joined the queue at the traffic lights opposite the library , it was such a blindingly simple , brilliantly obvious idea , it was very difficult to think why everyone was n't doing it . |
| 4 | I see no more reason why everyone should read the ‘ classic ’ English novels than why everyone should be acquainted with ‘ classic ’ English paintings or music . |
| 5 | I see no more reason why everyone should read the ‘ classic ’ English novels than why everyone should be acquainted with ‘ classic ’ English paintings or music . |
| 6 | That 's why everyone and their brother , DEC , HP and Sun , are all crowding into the week of November 10 for their anticipated launches , with the added expectation of getting coverage at Comdex Fall in Las Vegas the following week . |
| 7 | The lecturer can point to objects , diagrams etc. and the context of the lecture means that he or she does not need to make explicit statements about why everyone is there and for what . |
| 8 | LOOK OUT : why everyone 's talking about John Cleese . |
| 9 | And that was why everyone had been lying . |
| 10 | You can see why everyone is not a Highsmith fan , and perhaps why some of us are impassioned ones . |
| 11 | He could not understand why everyone was suddenly so cheerful . |
| 12 | The Doctor nodded to himself as one piece of the puzzle clicked into place , explaining why everyone thought he was looking for a missing British Consul , obviously this man . |
| 13 | ‘ I wonder why everyone does n't see that , ’ she remarked . |
| 14 | But can you tell me a reason why everyone else on the Base must die to protect your secret ? ’ |
| 15 | Could see why everyone was queuing up to kiss her . |
| 16 | Even when the famous Evangeline , who was elected first woman General of the Salvation Army in 1934 , visited Australia when Eva was six or seven Eva failed to appreciate why everyone was making such a fuss . |
| 17 | Why everyone should make a will |
| 18 | Is not that why everyone has good reason to know that Tory Governments mean higher VAT ? |
| 19 | Gabriel blushed and wondered why everyone was looking at him . |
| 20 | That is why everyone comes back to Hochhauser . ’ |
| 21 | That 's why everyone 's laughing then ! |
| 22 | that 's because , you know , I 'm better than everyone else so that 's why everyone has to see wha everyone , everyone has to hear what I 'm saying |
| 23 | You noticed a vaguely pained expression enter Jackson 's eyes , as if he was wondering why nothing ever proved simple . |
| 24 | I used to wonder why nothing I did was right . |
| 25 | After the initial dismay he began to wonder why nothing had been devised to protect switches . |
| 26 | Why nothing less than the incredibly savage and dangerous piranha . |
| 27 | but er , I have nothing , nothing , er no actions at all which is mysterious to me , I , why nothing 's going on I do n't know . |
| 28 | ‘ Which still does n't explain why nothing matches . ’ |
| 29 | We 've both known for a long time how we feel about each other and all the reasons why nothing can ever come of it . |
| 30 | The result , apparently , was a dramatic increase in sales , and no doubt a hidden bonus of contented customers who could actually understand in autumn why nothing had happened to ‘ those blasted seeds ’ they had planted in the spring . |