Example sentences of "why [vb past] [pers pn] [vb infin] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why did they let me ? |
| 2 | ‘ Then why did she give me away ? ’ asked Juliet . |
| 3 | Why did she leave me like that ? |
| 4 | Why did she lure me in there if she did n't intend to come across ? |
| 5 | ‘ Why did I think I wanted a baby ? |
| 6 | ‘ Why did you trap me in the library ? ’ asked Mr Fractor . |
| 7 | If you were unwilling to forward my small gift , why did you send me the gentleman 's name and address ? |
| 8 | " Why did you send me there ? " |
| 9 | ‘ Why did you tell me that ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Why did you tell me Mills was a KGB agent , when he was n't ? ’ she asked . |
| 11 | ‘ Why did you tell me ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Why did you tell me Elaine was your sister ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Why did you tell me you 'd had ‘ dozens ’ of lovers ? ’ |
| 14 | Why did you cheat me and let me down ? |
| 15 | ‘ And , if you thought I might be , why did you hire me in the first place ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ So why did you accuse me of starting the fire at the factory ? |
| 17 | Why did you want me ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Why did you want me to be at a disadvantage ? ’ she demanded . |
| 19 | ‘ But why did you make me this way ? ’ |
| 20 | Why did you make me do that ? |
| 21 | ‘ Why did you marry me if you — ? ’ |
| 22 | Why did you betray me ? |
| 23 | ‘ Why did you bring me down to watch that ? ’ he said gruffly . |
| 24 | Why did you create me if you were not ready to love me ? ’ |
| 25 | Why did you think I rang her ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Why did you think I 'd be at Julius 's London flat ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Why did you think I might fail ? |
| 28 | ‘ Why did you give me a shock like that ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Why did you give me the map ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Why did you give me the impression that you were one of my father 's employees ? ’ she questioned without preamble . |