Example sentences of "why did you [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why did ye come back ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Why did ye let that oul bastard treat ye that way ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Why did you trap me in the library ? ’ asked Mr Fractor . |
| 4 | ‘ When and why did you arrive at that conclusion ? ’ she queried quietly . |
| 5 | ‘ Why did you suggest it , Rachel ? ’ |
| 6 | If you were unwilling to forward my small gift , why did you send me the gentleman 's name and address ? |
| 7 | Why did you send her up to me ? ’ he asked . |
| 8 | " Why did you send me there ? " |
| 9 | ‘ Why did you send that man to my office ? |
| 10 | Why did you send for him ? ’ |
| 11 | So why did you tell it to them ? |
| 12 | ‘ Why did you tell him that ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Why did you tell me that ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Why did you tell me Mills was a KGB agent , when he was n't ? ’ she asked . |
| 15 | ‘ So why did you tell all this to Nicola ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Why did you tell me ? ’ |
| 17 | She said : ‘ Why did you tell him Oliver and I were involved in drugs ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Then why did you tell your mother I was n't ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Why did you tell him lies ? ’ she said . |
| 20 | ‘ Why did you tell Doreen , the downstairs receptionist , that you were my sister ? ’ he enquired . |
| 21 | Why , oh , why did you tell him such a dreadful fib ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Why did you tell me Elaine was your sister ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Why did you tell me you 'd had ‘ dozens ’ of lovers ? ’ |
| 24 | Why did you tell you daddy , but why ca n't I |
| 25 | Why did you tell him got that ? |
| 26 | Why did you carry on taking it ? |
| 27 | But you said I 'm not reading it , well why did you carry on if that was the case ? |
| 28 | Alice stood in front of her father and said , " Why did you sack Jim ? |
| 29 | And then , with difficulty , ‘ But why did you care ? |
| 30 | Mom — oh , Mom — why did you go away ? |