Example sentences of "why [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] that " in BNC.
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1 | Her friend Izzy said , Why d' you do that , you look barmy walking like a robot , look at you . |
2 | ‘ Why d' you say that ? ’ |
3 | Yeah but surely sorry I I have to why do you question that now ? |
4 | ‘ Why did ye let that oul bastard treat ye that way ? ’ |
5 | And why did they do that ? |
6 | Why did they do that ? |
7 | Why did they do that ? |
8 | Why did they say that migration occurs even when we have high unem unemployment ? |
9 | Why did they ask that ? |
10 | Why did she do that ? |
11 | Why did she say that ? |
12 | At the time it might be great and five years later I think , ‘ Why did I do that ? ’ but sometimes it 's the only way of finding something out . |
13 | I know if I feel depressed I should n't just sit on my own , you just dwell on it : ‘ Why did I do this , why did I do that ? ’ |
14 | Why did I do that ? |
15 | Just why did I kill that poor defenceless creature ? |
16 | ‘ Why did you send that man to my office ? |
17 | ‘ Why did you do that ? ’ |
18 | ‘ Why did you do that ? ’ |
19 | Why did you do that ? |
20 | By the end of it he was standing on his own , and I said to my mother , ‘ Why did you do that ? ’ |
21 | Why did you do that ? |
22 | " Why did you do that ? |
23 | I 've got some erm announcements for this morning , Vicky , erm first of all I 'd like to introduce you to Anthony who comes from Longman 's Dictionaries why did , why did you do that Melanie ? |
24 | ‘ Anne Shirley , why did you do that ? ’ he asked . |
25 | ‘ Why did you do that ? ’ |
26 | ‘ Why did you do that ? ’ |
27 | ‘ Why did you do that ? ’ |
28 | ‘ Why did you do that ? ’ |
29 | Why did you do that ? |
30 | Two Why did you do that ? |