Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [is] [adv] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why 's everywhere you 've cleared my shoes on . |
| 2 | Why is n't she watching the programme ? |
| 3 | Why is n't he tested ? |
| 4 | Now why is n't he choosing centres that are down there or is there |
| 5 | And why is n't he saying anything ? |
| 6 | ‘ I told him , why is n't he making a film about what 's going on in Northern Ireland . |
| 7 | Why is n't he pontificating from the battlements about this . |
| 8 | Dammit , why is n't he responding ? ’ muttered Niall . |
| 9 | ‘ Then why is n't it sold ? ’ |
| 10 | And if to is completely meaningless when used with the infinitive , why is n't it tending to disappear completely ? |
| 11 | ‘ My affair with Florian , since that 's what you choose to believe , has nothing to do with you — past or present — but why is n't it stopping you ? ’ she demanded . |
| 12 | Erm , but it seems to be the case that when there are not councillors here whinging away at officers , saying why is n't it working , nothing happens , it all gets sort of forgotten or something . |
| 13 | Why is n't it working ? |
| 14 | I know but why is n't it working ? |
| 15 | Okay the engine is pushing as hard it can to try and , like a lot of people running behind leaning on this car pushing it forward , and why , why is n't it going f usually if you keep pushing something it goes faster and faster . |
| 16 | Why is n't it shouted from the start so that everybody knows from the start who you are ? |