Example sentences of "why [vb past] [pron] [verb] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked perfectly amiable , so why did she get this feeling of apprehension , as though he was playing some sort of waiting game ? |
| 2 | Why did I have this feeling ? |
| 3 | The first question really should be ‘ why did I buy this machine ? ’ |
| 4 | Oh , why did you paint this picture ? |
| 5 | Why did you come this way ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ If it is n't true , ’ said Mavis coldly , ‘ why did you say this morning that your car would be just right for me ? ’ |
| 7 | Why did you approve this action ? |
| 8 | ‘ Jacob , why did you let this stranger into my house ? ’ |
| 9 | And why did you hit this car ? |
| 10 | Why did it happen this way ? |
| 11 | Why had he chosen this subject ? |
| 12 | Why had she started this conversation ? |