Example sentences of "[adv] did [pers pn] [adv] [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clyde , obviously a fairly tense type , confessed to feelings of hostility towards his mother : ‘ Not once did she ever tell me she loved me . ’ |
| 2 | I mean how did I really know I could trust adults ? |
| 3 | And if Heather thought there was something sinister about her relationship with Jack Cornelius — assuming there was a relationship — why did she never ask me if I knew anything about it ? ’ |
| 4 | Why did I just know I was n't going to like this ? ’ |
| 5 | Why did you not stop me ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Why did you not answer me ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ But why did you not tell me that at once ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Why did you not tell me how you were placed ? ’ demanded Lady Merchiston the moment she walked through the door . |
| 9 | My neighbours , my friends , why did you not save me from this ? |
| 10 | When did you ever give me one ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ When did you ever tell me what was really going on in your head ? |
| 12 | When did you ever know me to go on a diet ? |
| 13 | When did you ever put me first in your life ? ’ he demanded angrily , before taking a deep breath and clearly making a determined effort to pull himself together . |