Example sentences of "[adv] do i bother " in BNC.

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1 No longer did I bother to appear gracious , sympathetic or understanding .
2 Why did I bother to tell her , only to have her shout at me , accuse me of being crazy to wake her up for that and tell me to keep my nose out of her brother 's business , especially since it was nothing to do with me .
3 I think the important thing is not to let them go away thinking , you know , oh , why did I bother , there 's obviously no point in carrying on with it .
4 But not when they 're eating , here why did I bother giving you a bath ?
5 why did I bother calling .
6 Gary was like Barry , like Barry Self : a lantern-jawed know-nothing , an unreflecting hedonist , a mastermould of brute conceit who none the less exploits a small but tenacious legacy of charm and luck Why do I bother with my father ?
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