Example sentences of "[is] why i [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , I have n't , which is why I came over today ! |
| 2 | That is why I came out again after three days . |
| 3 | ‘ I heard a cry , and that is why I came out . |
| 4 | Which is why I made up my mind to come and tell you first thing that I could n't think of anyone I 'd rather Naylor married . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't dare ring her direct , ’ he went on , ‘ which is why I turned up at your place . |
| 6 | got a he 's coming tomorrow you know , got the bird as well ai n't we , that 's why I got up early to I , go through deeply objective . |
| 7 | I 'm awful , I mean , that 's why I got up , you know when you phoned me this morning , and said , I am sorry , have I got you out of bed , and I was like really grateful , because I ca n't stand sleeping in . |
| 8 | I thought to myself well if I do n't write it down now cos that 's why I got back in my car . |
| 9 | ‘ Anyway , that 's why I waited up for you . |
| 10 | ‘ That 's why I put in for the R.F.C. We 're literally the only sportsmen left . ’ |
| 11 | Erm , so that 's why I put down six , so , you could also put , you know , if you want to , it all down to the matter of doing the same job , |
| 12 | ‘ That 's why I came up , to tell you . |
| 13 | You gave that impression ; that 's why I came up here with you — ’ |
| 14 | Oh that 's why I came up was n't it ? |
| 15 | ‘ It 's why I came round , ’ Bodo said . |
| 16 | ‘ That 's why I came over to France . |
| 17 | ‘ That 's why I came down here myself . ’ |
| 18 | You know quite well that 's why I came back to see you . ’ |
| 19 | That 's why I came back on Tuesday night ; normally I stay in London during the week — my wife usually spends a couple of days at the flat with me . ’ |
| 20 | That 's why I came back when they called . |
| 21 | That 's why I took up PE , training . |
| 22 | But at least I , a , they 're altogether you see , that 's why I went round . |
| 23 | I thought it might be — that 's why I went back to Hong Kong , so I would n't be tempted to see you and start believing it was n't . |
| 24 | Yes , well I think that 's why you that 's why I keep on trying to come back to the regulatory system , because what you really in fundamental form a pension is a contract between an employer and an individual , you know you pay me so much money and when you get to a certain age I will pay you . |
| 25 | ‘ That 's why I come up here . |
| 26 | We were , yes , cos that 's when I went on to the crane driving in for a crane and got it you see , that 's why I finished up as a crane driver until I went stevedoring . |
| 27 | That 's why I stood up and shouted when the homes were to be closed . |
| 28 | Me dad had hit us with a belt , that 's why I ended up in a home . |
| 29 | Yes I did that 's why I rang in . |
| 30 | That 's why I crawl down holes and chuck myself off cliffs and ride the bike — it 's been the only way I could feel alive , but since I met you I 've come alive in other ways , ways I 'd forgotten long ago . |