Example sentences of "why did [pers pn] [vb infin] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why did ye let that oul bastard treat ye that way ? ’ |
| 2 | And why did they do that ? |
| 3 | Why did they do that ? |
| 4 | Why did they do that ? |
| 5 | Why did they say that migration occurs even when we have high unem unemployment ? |
| 6 | Why did they ask that ? |
| 7 | Why did she do that ? |
| 8 | Why did she say that ? |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 ? ’ |
| 11 | Why did I do that ? |
| 12 | Just why did I kill that poor defenceless creature ? |
| 13 | ‘ Why did you send that man to my office ? |
| 14 | ‘ Why did you do that ? ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Why did you do that ? ’ |
| 16 | Why did you do that ? |
| 17 | By the end of it he was standing on his own , and I said to my mother , ‘ Why did you do that ? ’ |
| 18 | Why did you do that ? |
| 19 | " Why did you do that ? |
| 20 | 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 ? |
| 21 | ‘ Anne Shirley , why did you do that ? ’ he asked . |
| 22 | ‘ Why did you do that ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Why did you do that ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Why did you do that ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Why did you do that ? ’ |
| 26 | Why did you do that ? |
| 27 | Two Why did you do that ? |
| 28 | Exactly why did you do that ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ And why did you do that ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ And why did you do that , sir ? ’ he asked . |