Example sentences of "why [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] you [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why why did I think you were Ellen ? |
| 2 | ‘ Why did you say you were his secretary ? ’ asked Camille . |
| 3 | ‘ Why do you think you are depressed ? ’ |
| 4 | Why do you think you are like this ? |
| 5 | Why do you think you are still unmarried ? ’ |
| 6 | Why do you think you 're such an illiterate bum . |
| 7 | Why do you think you 're such an illiterate bum ? do you like that . |
| 8 | ‘ Why do you pretend you are the only beings in the universe ? |
| 9 | ‘ Why do you say you 're going to die ? ’ asked Mary . |