Example sentences of "why [be] he [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Why 's he acting like Sam ?
2 Why 's he dressed as a clown ?
3 why 's he mumbling like that all the time ?
4 Why is he insisting on that ? ’
5 Why is he hanging round Steven again ?
6 Why is he staring at me , why is he shouting at me ?
7 Dalgliesh thought : Why is he behaving as if I need tactful handling , as if I 'm suffering from a private grief ?
8 Why is he behaving like this ? ’ cried Jannie .
9 Why is he staring at me , why is he shouting at me ?
10 Why was he frightened for his life ?
11 Why was he insisting on escorting her ?
12 Ian climbed up onto the parapet and sat swinging his legs humming a tune ; he felt quite happy now , almost cheerful , thoughts came to him , why was he thinking of suicide ?
13 Why was he looking at her so strangely ?
14 But why was he looking at her now with no sign of warmth in his glance ?
15 Why was he looking at her that way ?
16 Why was he looking at her like that , with that little smile that suggested he knew something she did not ?
17 Why was he staring like that ?
18 ‘ So why was he insured with the British and Cosmopolitan ? ’
19 Why was he waiting for Miss Harker ? ’
20 And why was he waiting in the Yew Alley and not in the house ? ’
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