Example sentences of "why [vb past] [pron] [verb] [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 Now why did we did we subtract this three from that five .
2 If you were ill , why did they make you go away ? ’
3 Why did she let him get under her skin like this ?
4 Why did she let herself feel so safe with him , when to him she was nothing more than a hot-tempered child with a woman 's body ?
5 Why did I make you laugh ? ’
6 Why did I let him persuade me to do this ?
7 Why did you make me do that ?
8 Why did you let them bring me here ?
9 Why did you let him do it ?
10 Why did you let me go in there ?
11 Well then why did you let me put all your things you have that side ?
12 If so , why did you let me have it ?
13 ‘ So why did you let her rush out of the restaurant and then let Steve follow ?
14 why did you let it go because I caught my fingers so
15 Why did you let it go ?
16 ‘ So why , Steve ? ’ she asked earnestly , ‘ Why did you let it slip out of your reach ? ’
17 Why did you let us believe it could be ? ’
18 But if he knew — why did he let it go on ?
19 Why , oh , why had he let her go so easily and why , oh , why was he doing this to her now ?
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