Example sentences of "why do you [vb infin] i [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why did you think I rang her ? ’ |
| 2 | Then he seemed to think of something , and said , ‘ Why did you say I needed someone lively ? |
| 3 | Why did you let me read about it in the papers ? |
| 4 | Why did you know I had a pair of aces ? |
| 5 | Why do you think I came here ? ’ |
| 6 | Yeah I know it 's easier no you must feel really gutted , I mean I would I know , because as you said , you going out for ten months yeah exactly , yeah , exactly I mean come on you really liked him fancied him loved him oh wow , I said love , love love , I do n't know love hey man yeah yeah it 's probably , you know like when you dumped him for Danny it 's just probably like that yeah exactly exactly , so do n't worry oh come on he ca n't give up ten months for nothing I know it has to end someday , but it does n't I mean it 's like everyone thinks like that , it really annoys me , everybody , right who 's about our age yeah , they just go out with someone knowing that one day it 's gon na end , they 're just waiting for the day , and that you know , you should go out with someone with the intentions of being with them forever I know that sounds pathetic , but it 's true , yeah I know , yeah exactly yeah , yeah I know , why do you think I said it ? |
| 7 | " I like babies , why do you think I had so many ? |
| 8 | Why do you think I told her those stories , the other night , about demons getting their comeuppances ? |
| 9 | ‘ Of course , why do you think I asked him to attend the opening of the store ? ’ |
| 10 | Why do you think I kissed you when we first met again ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Tell me , Rachel — ’ his tone was even , measured , with no trace of the tender passion of only moments earlier ‘ — why do you think I went to Australia ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Why do you think I chose him to work with me ? |
| 13 | ‘ I hoped you 'd say that — why do you think I brought you here , where we can be alone ? ’ |
| 14 | Why do you think I brought you down to his place if it was n't so that I could stake a claim on your patience — make you listen to what I have to confess because there was no way you could run away from me — flag down a taxi , catch a bus and head for the airport ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Why do you think I insisted on your staying on here in Denmark when you were hell-bent on leaving ? |
| 16 | Why do you think I bought it ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Well , why do you think I called tonight ? ’ |
| 18 | Why do you think I why do you think I gave you the fucking job eh ? |