Example sentences of "why [vb past] i [vb infin] [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | Why did I rush out like that ? |
2 | ‘ He started going on again about me going into mainstream journalism , how a friend of his had contacts in Fleet Street , why the hell did n't I grow up and settle down like normal girls , why did I go around with Jake . |
3 | Oh , why did I come here ? |
4 | Why did I come here ? |
5 | ‘ Oh , why did I come here ? ’ she thought . |
6 | ‘ Oh , why did I come here ? ’ cried Agnes Resker , who could never stay silent for long . |
7 | Why did I come back ? |
8 | 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 . |
9 | Why did I take so long each morning ? |
10 | ( Why Why did I pick up the telephone ) |
11 | ‘ Oh , why did I cry so much ? ’ said Alice . |