Example sentences of "why [vb past] [pron] ever [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But why did they ever think a roof on its own was enough ? |
| 2 | And why Did I ever tell you , as though I were an old friend ? |
| 3 | Why , why did I ever leave my home ? |
| 4 | Oh , Christ , why did I ever get into this business ? |
| 5 | Why did you ever ask ? |
| 6 | But why had nobody ever told her that it was quite impossible to keep clean whenever there were any children about ? |
| 7 | Why had he ever made that wish about the picture ? |
| 8 | Why had she ever come to town to get herself an education ? |
| 9 | Why , oh , why had she ever started this ? |
| 10 | Why had she ever got involved in that slanging match in the first place ? she wondered with a dark surge of anger . |
| 11 | With the lack of air , the smells , the unrestrained vomiting of a woman in the top bunk ( why had she ever thought they were lucky to get a bottom bunk ? ) it took real hunger and a strong stomach to face food . |
| 12 | Why had she ever opened that letter ? |