Example sentences of "why [verb] i [vb infin] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | Why did I make you laugh ? ’ |
2 | Why did I think it necessary to take such drastic measures ? |
3 | Why did I think it was |
4 | Why why did I think you were Ellen ? |
5 | ‘ Why did I think I wanted a baby ? |
6 | ‘ Why did I do it ? ’ |
7 | Why did I do it ? |
8 | Why did I do it ? |
9 | ‘ Why , why , why did I do it ? ’ |
10 | Why did I do it ? she thought frantically , oh God I 'm not fit to live . |
11 | Why did I do it ? |
12 | Well why did I do it then ? |
13 | Why did I tell them it was Billy Tuckett ? |
14 | Why did I keep you awake last night ? |
15 | 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 . |
16 | Why did I believe him ! |
17 | Why why did I call you up ( Ca n't touch |
18 | Why did I let him persuade me to do this ? |
19 | Oh , no , no , why did I let him ? she groaned inwardly . |
20 | Why did I see it in a story ? |
21 | ‘ Why do I think you have n't come here with sparkling news ? ’ he said . |
22 | Why do I think I can do the job better than the other applicants ? |
23 | Why do I hide it ? |
24 | ‘ Why do I tell you this ? ’ he was saying confidently . |
25 | ‘ Why do I tell you all this , when you yourselves know what poverty is and what starvation is and what a lack of cash is about ? ’ |
26 | Why do I tell you all this ? |
27 | Why do I tell you this ? |
28 | Why do I feel he is the one who is dead , not Hilda . |
29 | Why do I owe you a letter ? |
30 | This old house , she thought , why do I love it so much ? |