Example sentences of "why i have come " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So that 's why I 've come to Hambury to find out . |
| 2 | That 's why I 've come over from the States , ’ Howard said . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's why I 've come . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You know why I 've come ? ’ |
| 5 | " I 'd better begin by telling you just why I 've come to see you . |
| 6 | ‘ I want you to know the truth , Claudia — that 's why I 've come , even if it means breaking … ’ |
| 7 | ‘ No , that 's not why I 've come here . |
| 8 | ‘ The reason why we wish to purchase the property is that we obviously are n't happy to have a business concern operating in the midst of a residential area — which is why I 've come to open negotiations by making you an offer . ’ |
| 9 | As soon as she was seated , she said in a voice that was hard and tense , ‘ You must know why I 've come . ’ |
| 10 | Now what we 've got to look at is why I 've come to Abbey Life . |
| 11 | I wish Kelvin was here ah ah ah Oh I hope the tape recorder can pick this up , because , erm The wind keeps coming at me I do n't even though why I 've come sho oh yeah , I wan na buy something , do n't I ? so what I say now to people , when they say something to me , I go I go and I say no actually I 'm not but never mind . |
| 12 | From outside , the church looked very old , and deserted , and I began to wonder why I had come ; and I must have been a little late , because in the perfect stillness within , the members of the congregation already knelt — like statues , some caught in a swath of rainbow light where the rising sun shone through a stained-glass window , splashing the bowed heads and bent shoulders with crimson , royal blue , emerald and gold . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | What she told me about vegetable growing meant very little to me , so I can barely recall now what was said , except that she would let me have some strawberries on Monday for my brother 's supper , but I remember how easily the talk went , my unexpected visit serenely taken for granted , with no query as to why I had come . |
| 15 | But I was sure he did not understand why I had come . |
| 16 | We talked about the school , about Oxford , my family , about teaching English to foreigners , about why I had come to Greece . |
| 17 | I told the guard at the reception desk in the dark , grim entrance why I had come and he told me to wait . |
| 18 | I was asked why I had come about my father , why he was in prison , and many other questions . |
| 19 | I will give you an example of why I have come to that conclusion . |
| 20 | It is why I have come . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ That is why I have come so far north on the ice . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ You must know why I have come , Neil , ’ she said , and she held out her arms to him . |
| 23 | That 's why I have come . |
| 24 | However , that is not the reason why I have come to see you . ’ |