Example sentences of "why did you [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why did you trap me in the library ? ’ asked Mr Fractor . |
| 2 | ‘ Why did you suggest it , Rachel ? ’ |
| 3 | Why did you send her up to me ? ’ he asked . |
| 4 | If you were unwilling to forward my small gift , why did you send me the gentleman 's name and address ? |
| 5 | " Why did you send me there ? " |
| 6 | ‘ Why did you tell him that ? ’ |
| 7 | She said : ‘ Why did you tell him Oliver and I were involved in drugs ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Why did you tell him lies ? ’ she said . |
| 9 | Why , oh , why did you tell him such a dreadful fib ? ’ |
| 10 | Why did you tell him got that ? |
| 11 | ‘ Why did you tell me that ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Why did you tell me Mills was a KGB agent , when he was n't ? ’ she asked . |
| 13 | ‘ Why did you tell me ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Why did you tell me Elaine was your sister ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Why did you tell me you 'd had ‘ dozens ’ of lovers ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Then why did you tell your mother I was n't ? ’ |
| 17 | Why did you tell you daddy , but why ca n't I |
| 18 | So why did you tell it to them ? |
| 19 | ‘ Why did you lock your doors ? ’ asked Sherlock Holmes . |
| 20 | Why did you cheat me and let me down ? |
| 21 | ‘ And , if you thought I might be , why did you hire me in the first place ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ So why did you accuse me of starting the fire at the factory ? |
| 23 | Why did you suppose we were setting off with a stretcher and torches , at this time of night ? ’ |
| 24 | Why did you want me ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Why did you want me to be at a disadvantage ? ’ she demanded . |
| 26 | Why did you want one ? |
| 27 | Why did you want it to go so fast ? ’ |
| 28 | Why did you want it up ? |
| 29 | ‘ But why did you make me this way ? ’ |
| 30 | Why did you make me do that ? |