Example sentences of "why [be] [pron] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reasons why are I I d I do n't know . |
| 2 | Anya bridles , unhands Rainbow to demand , ‘ So why 's it my fault ? ’ |
| 3 | Why is there nothing said in the New Testament about the Holy Spirit disclosing himself in other faiths , in the struggles of men to find God , and in the ethical endeavours of decent people ? |
| 4 | In our tradition we think it appropriate , and indeed urgent , to ask the vertiginous question about Creation : ‘ Why is there anything instead of nothing ? ’ |
| 5 | Why is there anything in there ? |
| 6 | Q So why is it we are seeing such chaos now ? |
| 7 | Why is it everyone goes for the most difficult car parking spot ? |
| 8 | Mrs Phipps gave Maggie a cold look and said , ‘ Why is it yer 've never 'ad your balloon up , Maggie ? ’ |
| 9 | Why is it my fault ? |
| 10 | ‘ Mother , why is it you 're always hassling me ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Uncle , why is it you never wear socks ? ’ |
| 12 | Is that , why is it that , is it because you do n't think the , why is it you do n't use the local shops , is it because erm you you prefer to go elsewhere ? |
| 13 | If it 's got worse , why is it you 'd still like to stay ? |
| 14 | Why is it you ca n't do this , eh ? |
| 15 | Why is it you do n't buy it then ? |
| 16 | Oh , why is it you can never find the stuff when you want it ? |
| 17 | ‘ Ah , Gina — why is it I do n't believe you ? ’ |
| 18 | Why is it I . |
| 19 | Why is it it seems to me also , and I may be totally wrong here , but it seems people who are least likely to look after themselves are the ones who want to have animals ? |
| 20 | Why was it their go ? |
| 21 | Why was it everyone seemed to go for the easy way out ? |
| 22 | He smiled at her , the while thinking , why was it he always sounded inane when talking to any of the Smiths , with the exception of Mick ? |
| 23 | why was it my job always to go in pick them up and . |
| 24 | Why was it your father came came to Llaneilian ? |
| 25 | Why was it I always had to share things like this with her ? |
| 26 | Why was it she 'd never seemed to bore him ? |
| 27 | Why was it you only got it at places like fairs and the seaside ? |