Example sentences of "why [pron] should be [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 I do n't see why I should be made to feel embarrassed just because your bloody sister wants to show off with her new sewing machine . ’
3 ‘ I do n't regret them and do n't see why I should be made to feel inferior because of them . ’
4 ‘ I do n't see why I should be held hostage over your quarrel with my brother ! ’
5 In the end I asked myself why I should be trapped in there while they walked about freely .
6 It was the only explanation of why she should be left like this .
7 This allows you to make a more considered approach than a telephone call and to use the job matching list you have drawn up to bring to the employer 's attention the reasons why you are suitable for the job and why you should be seen for interview .
8 No reason why you should be treated like bone chine just because you 've had a baby , for goodness sake .
9 ‘ I 'm just intrigued as to why you should be dressed in clothes that are miles too big at — ’ she glanced at her watch ‘ — at ten o'clock in the morning .
10 I do n't see why we should be dictated to anyway .
11 And ask them to take that on board , because I do n't really see why we should be expected to take on both factors .
12 Let's just say that my father talks a lot about queers and why they should be flung into prison and the key thrown away . ’
13 There is no economic reason why they should be divested unless it can be shown that they would have synergistic benefits from being combined with SBUs of a different type from those possessed by the group that currently owns them .
14 This , incidentally , causes some warm regard in Auckland , but less in other parts of the country where rugby buffs asked why they should be presented with telecasts of club matches from those willy-woofers in the north each week while their own club games did not gain equal exposure .
15 Like all freshwater ‘ sharks ’ , they are extremely territorial and antagonistic towards their own kind , which is why they should be kept singly or in small groups — and not in pairs .
16 But I do n't see why they should be asked to shoot themselves in the foot by paying to train a competitor 's workforce , and neither do they ! ’
17 They do n't enumerate their achievements and explain why they should be regarded with respect .
18 People who committed crimes in the past 10 years while on bail would have to provide good reasons why they should be released .
19 I mean , th that 's kind of you 're you 're seeing it from above as it were , why they should be forced out of the manifest if there 's some other reason ?
20 A : Tell her all babies will be automatically aborted unless good reason can he shown why they should be allowed to proceed to term .
21 Companies wishing to enter should send details , covering no more a single sheet of paper , of why they should be considered , along with a copy of the latest set of accounts to Marion Green at Grant Thornton , 1-4 Atholl Crescent , Edinburgh EH3 8LQ to arrive by 22 February .
22 In addition departments are beginning to see the data they hold as of commercial value , and asking why it should be sent to the PRO for people to view gratis when they can keep it and charge for access .
23 Once you feel confident that you know what to do and why it should be done , you can put your knowledge to the test , choosing the time and place most suited to your own circumstances .
24 That 's why it should be done in the
25 Students like yourself have decided how and why it should be written ; the authors have merely put together a series of explanations and answers to the questions that these students have asked .
26 A simple combination of a selected focus with one of the modes of argument outlined above would be an essay with a focus on Ralph Ellison 's Invisible Man [ focus ( ii ) ] , which argues that it is underrated as a novel and indicates why it should be seen as a greater achievement [ mode of argument ( a ) ] .
27 But once granted that we have adequate ground for interpreting people 's preferences as those of conscious beings , it is not clear why it should be denied that we have adequate clues as to whether they have pleasant or unpleasant experiences under various circumstances and for some judgements about the degree of the pleasure or pain involved which allow interpersonal comparisons .
28 The first question which an egoist might raise is why it should be assumed that I can not be aware from another 's viewpoint without being moved towards his goals .
29 Well I do n't believe that that should necessarily be a reason why it should be accepted in this case in by this panel .
30 The width of the statutory language , ‘ such steps as the court may direct , ’ is striking and there is , in my opinion , no good reason why it should be restricted .
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