Example sentences of "why [modal v] i [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But why should I do her any favours and explain this , after what she 's done to me ? |
| 2 | ‘ Why should I do you any harm when it is you who are helping me ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Why should I make it easy for you ? |
| 4 | Why should I want your filthy rotten possessions ? |
| 5 | ‘ Why should I leave my own house ? ’ |
| 6 | Why should I pay it all alone ? |
| 7 | Suppose an industrial salesperson working for an adhesives manufacturer is faced with the following objection : ‘ Why should I buy your new adhesive gun when my present method of applying adhesive — direct from the tube — is perfectly satisfactory ? ’ |
| 8 | And if I did , why would I send her all the way down to Somerset to take you to a cricket match ? ’ |