Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] me why " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not surprised , ’ he lied , ‘ but will someone tell me why he 's liked so much ? ’ |
| 2 | That did n't go down very well an' then 'e asked me why . |
| 3 | The bells have far more impact , and tempos are more extreme — to the benefit of the first two fast movements , but to the detriment I think of the following two slow ones ( which reminded me why I had not responded more positively first time round ) . |
| 4 | ‘ I saw my bank manager at the end of last year and she asked me why I was spending so much on food . |
| 5 | She asked me why I tried to commit suicide . |
| 6 | Then she asked me why we treated social services staff differently from everyone else . |
| 7 | Instead , she asked me why I thought I drank so much , and I told her why I thought I did . |
| 8 | No excuses , no explanations — it was Trudy who told me why . |
| 9 | But if you 're that clever , then , Master Fox , you tell me why I 'll not take you . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sorry , but unless you tell me why you want to know , I ca n't help you . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Suppose you tell me why you 've come , and then we 'll enjoy ourselves . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Only after you tell me why your arm 's in a sling , ’ she said . |
| 13 | ‘ How long must I wait , ’ he said suddenly , ‘ till you tell me why we are here together ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm going nowhere until you tell me why you 're here . ’ |
| 15 | And now , suppose you tell me why you wanted to know all this ? ’ |
| 16 | Okay , you tell me why you 're here . |
| 17 | You tell me why they has Mac before Mains . |
| 18 | You tell me why you were depressed when I first meet you . |
| 19 | ‘ Ah , but I need to know for sure , you see , because I have some doubts , and before you ask me why I should be so concerned I will assure you that this time it is partly for my own self-esteem that I would like to know . ’ |
| 20 | CAN YOU tell me why you found it necessary to print such an offensive cartoon ( Lagerland , page 40 ) ? |
| 21 | Can you tell me why , on returning to normal drive after 4WD , I experience severe jumping in the steering action for a brief time before everything returns to normal . |
| 22 | Can you tell me why ? |
| 23 | R.B. Can you tell me why ? |
| 24 | ‘ Will you tell me why ? ’ |
| 25 | Sir could you tell me why why the playhouse operates a policy whereby promoters can not hire the venue outright . |
| 26 | Please can you tell me why ? |
| 27 | ’ Or will you tell me why you 're here ’ |
| 28 | Can you tell me why ? ’ |
| 29 | If not , ’ I continued sarcastically , ‘ can you tell me why my purse is in your hand ? ’ |
| 30 | " Can you tell me why " , he asked , " it is so difficult to get business leaders to come and help ? " |