Example sentences of "[is] why i [verb] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That is why I asked you to meet me . |
| 2 | Which is why I felt I had to speak to you , Hans . |
| 3 | No matter what , no matter how accurate my allowances were , this is why I said I do n't really think it matters . |
| 4 | Absolutely and this is why I think they get round this , they 've solved this problem by saying okay folks , we will adopt a purely erm classificator or in other words fictitious , rigged system of kinship and we wo n't call there and that 's what they do . |
| 5 | Which is why I wanted you to take over the investigation from young Ebert . |
| 6 | That is why I want you to listen carefully to the dreaded DOs and DON'Ts I am about to give you . |
| 7 | He 's alive and well and at present in the Tower of London which is why I want you to go to England for me . |
| 8 | Certainly I am not , which is why I gave it consent to borrow such a substantial amount of money . |
| 9 | Which is why I say we run the trainer trainer 's course . |
| 10 | Which is why I suggest you button your lip , except to mention that whatever she decides , you are on her side , supporting her through what 's going to be a painful experience . |
| 11 | Well , well no , no because it was then about , that 's what I 'm is , then four o'clock you see , so I mean I knew I would n't make it anyway that 's why I thought I 'd better ring cos the job that we finished was half past three so I thought well even if I come home I shall be late even if I do n't get changed and washed or anything . |
| 12 | I said that 's why I thought she had you and Mi Michael with Mootty and Michelle . |
| 13 | She is — was — outstandingly able , that 's why I asked her to join us . ’ |
| 14 | That 's why I asked you to join us as soon as was possible . |
| 15 | So that 's why I had it done . |
| 16 | That 's why I said you have been caught ! |
| 17 | If you want to know something , that 's why I let you do the ordering this last year or so . |
| 18 | I made a bargain , that 's why I let 'em go ! ’ |
| 19 | Non verbal that 's why I know you think about body language but think of all the times things like that happen where the body language speaks it you know . |
| 20 | ‘ That 's why I want him to know he can talk to us . |
| 21 | That 's why I want you to lie low for a couple of days , while I look into it . ’ |
| 22 | That 's why I want you to take the twins to sea . |
| 23 | And that 's what 's happening at the moment , because we 're not sitting down and saying , I mean , this is my worry about oh we might do this there , that 's why I want it tightened up because at the end of the day we start , we have various modules at a later date , two , three years time whatever we might decide to sling out but it should really be designed , worked upon so that the incoming person can use it as a basis given their limitations |
| 24 | That 's why I did it see ? |
| 25 | that 's why I say we want the carpets cleaning |
| 26 | and that 's what makes me evil , that 's why I say I 'd moved heaven and earth for someone who 's nice |
| 27 | It was bothering me , that 's why I wanted her to go up with us |
| 28 | It 's why I wanted you to come this afternoon . |
| 29 | ‘ That 's why I wanted us to get moving . |
| 30 | That 's why I think I 've said to you on occasions oh you know |