Example sentences of "why [verb] i [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh , why did I come here ? |
| 2 | Why did I come here ? |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , why did I come here ? ’ she thought . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , why did I come here ? ’ cried Agnes Resker , who could never stay silent for long . |
| 5 | Why did I take so long each morning ? |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , why did I cry so much ? ’ said Alice . |
| 7 | And why do I feel so uncomfortable in talking about such a natural , beautiful thing to my own parents , to the lovers I owe my existence to ? |
| 8 | Why do I feel so old ? y I was his sister in the story , why do If eel so old , so cold ? |
| 9 | Why do I settle so gratefully into my faded plush seat , shedding my faded plush shoes , oblivious to smoke , sweethearts and surroundings , expecting nothing but my money 's worth and more . |
| 10 | Why do I take as much exercise as I do ? |
| 11 | ‘ What I do n't understand , Major Cowley , is that if you know my life is in danger , why do I have just one man ! ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Why do I know instinctively that that does not mean that you are willing to admit you burn for me , cara ? ’ |