Example sentences of "why [verb] [pron] [vb infin] [adj] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next time I see you you 'll be saying why did I eat all that |
| 2 | ‘ O God , ’ stumbled the little girl , ‘ why did I ask all these people for lunch ? |
| 3 | ‘ So why did you tell all this to Nicola ? ’ |
| 4 | Mum why did you bring some more clothes ? |
| 5 | ‘ Why did you pay all that money ? ’ a friend asked . |
| 6 | Policeman come over and said why did you kill all these three , these three spastics . |
| 7 | ‘ Why do you think all these businessmen have accounts anyway ? |
| 8 | ‘ Why do you believe all this rubbish ? |
| 9 | Why do you need some more ? |
| 10 | Why , ’ he asked , trying to focus his bleary eyes on Corbett , ‘ Why do you ask all these questions ? ’ |
| 11 | Why do I drink all that beer ? |
| 12 | ‘ Why do I carry all this junk everywhere ? ’ |
| 13 | Why do I need all this detail ? |
| 14 | In situations of conflict , we often have to ask ourselves , ‘ Why do I find this such a hard situation to manage ? ’ |