Example sentences of "why it [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know why it 's called a drift . ’ |
| 2 | And is that why it 's called ‘ Teacher Killer ’ ? |
| 3 | That 's why it 's called Eusol — E for Edinburgh , U for University and ‘ sol ’ for solution . ’ |
| 4 | It will then go through a container now that container , ultimately , will contain this is why it 's called a container ! |
| 5 | So smell is very important , erm s and this is why it 's called aromatherapy . |
| 6 | That 's why it 's called a charity school . ’ |
| 7 | And that 's why it 's called . |
| 8 | Assertion comes into being when you still bring the conversation back this is what I want nothing else will do , and bringing it right the way back all the time to discuss what it is why it 's called a broken record exercise , we 'll give it a quick go now . |
| 9 | Pand it 's actually pan dee mon ium which is quite interest I could n't work out what it really meant , pan demon , across demons , well that does n't make much sense but you 'll see why it 's called pandemonium , in the conventional sense , model . |
| 10 | He bit his lip then added conversationally , ‘ I 've never really known why it 's called ‘ cuffing ’ pneumonia . ’ |
| 11 | Philip Bruin-Ridges comedy , ploughed in the adventure of radio hero , Bull Dog Drummund , that 's why it 's called Bull Shot |
| 12 | Why did they have pink on it , that 's why it 's called Pink ? |
| 13 | That 's why it 's called imperialism . |
| 14 | everything , all , mange tout , eat all , that 's why it 's called mange tout cos he eats everything , and mange tout peas are called mange tout cos you eat the pods , twit |
| 15 | I do n't know why it 's called . |
| 16 | No one seems to know why it 's called the battle cross . |
| 17 | Is that why it 's called Canada ? |
| 18 | So I du n no why it 's causing a problem really . |
| 19 | All I want to know is why it 's taking us so long to get there ! ’ |
| 20 | Pete , well Pete ca n't see why it 's taking so long the hall . |
| 21 | Yeah , have you , have you reviewed your revision to see sort of how you 're doing and how effective it is , and why it 's getting you down and . |
| 22 | Cos the window closed , that 's why it 's getting colder is n't it , cos you 've got your window closed . |
| 23 | Can I ask why it 's storing up misery for the children ? |
| 24 | It even allowed them to forge a media-induced ‘ rivalry ’ with the abysmal , donkey-dancing Take That ! , which brings us back to pop muzak and why it 's dying on its arse . |
| 25 | But not why it 's happening . |
| 26 | But perhaps it 's , I mean you know what you 've always argued , the reason why it 's happening is because of increasing commercialization . |
| 27 | Can anybody say why it 's happening in so , some countries ? |
| 28 | We take a very responsible attitude towards the fund management business , which is why it 's growing . ’ |
| 29 | What they 've done they 've put this onto a warm plate , that 's why it 's melting so much . |
| 30 | He can last for hours during the day without needing to go to the toilet , so I ca n't understand why it 's continuing to happen at night . |