Example sentences of "[vb past] why [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if he knew why did he tell her and annoy her still further ? |
| 2 | There are other times when I 've turned back and felt ‘ gosh no , this is wrong ’ and afterwards thought why did I turn back , maybe I should have carried on . |
| 3 | She said I do n't know what your there 's a missing , so I it said Mr G , so dad said why does it say Mr and er , she said it 's a court order she said , court order , she said er that has been in the yard |
| 4 | Oh I ca n't tell you that I would n't never discuss things like that , until I got about twenty five , you know neighbours or not , and I said why did they call him ? |
| 5 | She said when , when Mrs said why did you ask Emma she goes , cos we asked you to go the cinema all the time . |
| 6 | Policeman come over and said why did you kill all these three , these three spastics . |
| 7 | Okay , let's John said why did I reduce it and you have n't , I have to say , really explained to people why we are doing what we are doing now , why we are n't here discussing why there 's another half million in the budget . |
| 8 | David the psalmist , he could see the wicked , and he said why do they prosper ? |
| 9 | They said why do we get poor materials ? |
| 10 | I said why do you work full time ? |
| 11 | Of course , the woman said why do you come ? |
| 12 | erm she 's got a family Margaret , she said she wo n't go there any more she I , I do n't know whether that er Jean does so Did n't she just cotton on quickly , she said do you know that , I said why do I want anybody wandering in my house and my kitchen , I said it 's a bit like it 's clean , why should I have somebody sort of , well I mean just because I 'm doing cooking , she said you would n't stop fancy one , you never know , she said well unless you want to stop at the , please do n't , you 'll let me still have your jam wo n't you ? |