Example sentences of "[conj] why [vb past] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was no good wondering how had it happened , or why had it happened . |
| 2 | And why had she projected upon his face the likeness of John Zacharias ? |
| 3 | And why had she bought this ugly petticoat ? |
| 4 | And why had she changed just to please him , anyway ? |
| 5 | And why had he felt the need to go on pretending right up until the very last minute ? |
| 6 | And why had he said , ‘ Poor Ellie , ’ in that odiously knowing way ? |
| 7 | And why had he persuaded the director to hire her ? |
| 8 | And why had he told her about that unlocked door ? |
| 9 | He wondered what on earth had made him talk like that and why had he told McEllhoney of all people ? |
| 10 | And why did they ignore Ludo ? |
| 11 | And why did they leave the church house ? |
| 12 | Why did they choose to omit a particular miracle and why did they change the chronology elsewhere ? |
| 13 | Why did they come on raids and why did they burn and steal ? |
| 14 | And why did they do that ? |
| 15 | And why did they let Tommy , who believed his job was safe , give interviews outlining his plans for the future ? |
| 16 | And why did they put on that charade with the fake bodies when they planned to send two live substitutes to England in the Renault ? ’ |
| 17 | What were these different assessments , and why did they differ ? |
| 18 | Marian asked , ‘ and why did they attack you ? ’ |
| 19 | And why did it matter if he had ? |
| 20 | And why did it have to be this man above all others who made her heart beat that little bit faster ? |
| 21 | And why did it happen ? |
| 22 | And why did it tear her apart because it was fitzAlan who had said those terrible things to her ? |
| 23 | And why did I mention killing somebody ? |
| 24 | And why did I do nothing ? |
| 25 | That sort of thing , right , and why did you want to use it ? |
| 26 | ‘ And why did you marry him ? ’ |
| 27 | And why did you drag that poor innocent woman along ? ’ |
| 28 | And why did you start ? |
| 29 | The nineteen who said yes , where are you and why did you vote yes , there ? |
| 30 | And why did you go out on strike in the first place ? |