Example sentences of "why be [adv] [pers pn] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why are n't they at ballistics ? , |
| 2 | ‘ Why are n't we on the train ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Why are n't we with the rest of the craft ? ’ |
| 4 | He goes why are n't you on your bike Brian ? |
| 5 | ‘ Why are n't you with her instead of being with me ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ So why are n't you with her ? ’ |
| 7 | Why are n't you at your work ? ’ |
| 8 | Why are n't you at work ? ’ |
| 9 | Why are n't you at the Wharfmaster 's office ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Why — why are n't you at the party ? ’ she asked tremulously , her thought processes shattered by shock , as she registered the formal pale grey suit he was wearing , the immaculate white shirt and grey and maroon tie . |
| 11 | ‘ Why are n't you at the Brooksby plant ? ’ she demanded to know . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , dear , ’ she wailed , ‘ he must want his bag urgently to send for Eddie , ’ and then , irrelevantly , ‘ Why are n't you at work , Rose ? ’ |
| 13 | Why are n't you in Dutch uniform now ? ’ |
| 14 | " And why are n't you in bed ? |
| 15 | ‘ Why are n't you in your cabin ? ’ |
| 16 | So why are n't you in second gear ? ’ |
| 17 | Why were n't they off photographing the three hundred bodies that the Americans were digging up and dumping into a mass grave ? |
| 18 | And if they were horses , why were n't they in a barn or something ? |
| 19 | He was what we called a School Board man as well he was , that was his official capacity , and in those days if you were n't at school they used to erm send a man round to see where you were , you know and why were n't you at school ? |
| 20 | My teachers were goin' ‘ Hey , why were n't you in school ? ’ and I was goin' ‘ Oh , I was doing a record with Michael Bolton ! ’ |
| 21 | My teachers were goin' ‘ Hey , why were n't you in school ? ’ and I was goin' ‘ Oh , I was doing a record with Michael Bolton ! ' |
| 22 | ‘ Why were n't you in the corridor with the door open , waiting ? ’ he asked . |
| 23 | ‘ Why is n't she at college in America ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Why is n't she in prison for subversive activities ? ’ |
| 25 | If she 's an actress , why is n't she in more movies ? |
| 26 | Why is n't she in it then ? |
| 27 | But if the lane to his left is clear , why is n't he in it ? |
| 28 | ‘ Why is n't he in the yard today ? ’ |
| 29 | Most of the schemes that are put in here are actually assessed by the area highway engineer and if you 've got particular schemes , especially ones that you know you 've talked about in the past , the best way of dealing with them is to speak to him directly and say , why is n't it in this time ? |
| 30 | And if she was Dominic 's girlfriend , why was n't she at the pub with him earlier ? |