Example sentences of "why [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] i " in BNC.
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1 | Why d' ya think I 'm not on Josie la , erm I 'm recruit number two . |
2 | ‘ Why d' you think I 'm in Washington ? |
3 | Why did they let me ? |
4 | ‘ Then why did she give me away ? ’ asked Juliet . |
5 | Why did she leave me like that ? |
6 | Why did she lure me in there if she did n't intend to come across ? |
7 | ‘ Why did I think I wanted a baby ? |
8 | ‘ Why did you trap me in the library ? ’ asked Mr Fractor . |
9 | If you were unwilling to forward my small gift , why did you send me the gentleman 's name and address ? |
10 | " Why did you send me there ? " |
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 | Why did you cheat me and let me down ? |
17 | ‘ And , if you thought I might be , why did you hire me in the first place ? ’ |
18 | ‘ So why did you accuse me of starting the fire at the factory ? |
19 | Why did you want me ? ’ |
20 | ‘ Why did you want me to be at a disadvantage ? ’ she demanded . |
21 | ‘ But why did you make me this way ? ’ |
22 | Why did you make me do that ? |
23 | ‘ Why did you marry me if you — ? ’ |
24 | Why did you betray me ? |
25 | ‘ Why did you bring me down to watch that ? ’ he said gruffly . |
26 | Why did you create me if you were not ready to love me ? ’ |
27 | Why did you think I rang her ? ’ |
28 | ‘ Why did you think I 'd be at Julius 's London flat ? ’ |
29 | ‘ Why did you think I might fail ? |
30 | ‘ Why did you give me a shock like that ? ’ |