Example sentences of "i [vb past] why [pers pn] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I asked why you want to know . ’ |
| 2 | I guessed why she had brought me round into the shadow . |
| 3 | ‘ When I saw you again I knew why I had waited so long to marry . |
| 4 | Yet it was then that I knew why I had come , for just distinguishable to me against the background of reciting voices , I heard my own voice . |
| 5 | ‘ I wondered why they 'd taken off together , ’ the DDI said eventually . |
| 6 | I wondered why he had said that , and I understood . |
| 7 | Although I have to confess I wondered why he kept telling me about you . |
| 8 | There were many times when I wondered why I had agreed to research and write this book — it was anything but straightforward — more like doing a jig-saw puzzle without seeing the picture . |
| 9 | I know , I wondered why you 'd left it on table . |
| 10 | ‘ I wondered why you wanted to speak to me . |