Example sentences of "why i [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why I stooped to traffic with the Man-greedy Frost Giantess , and why I intrigued with her to drive out the Gruagach and why I helped the Gruagach to vanquish the High King and take Tara . ’ |
| 2 | There are good reasons why I prefer to purse-net whenever possible rather than kill the bolting rabbits with a shotgun . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , that 's why I come to you , really . |
| 4 | that 's why I come to two pounds separate er |
| 5 | That 's why I wrote to you about Herr Sussmeyer and enclosed the pubic hair , though I did n't realise it at the time . |
| 6 | That 's why I stick to poker . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ What they share and why I like to be around them is they have the capacity for ecstasy which is unusual … |
| 8 | I suppose that 's why I like to . |
| 9 | If you care to try building that newsletter with PagePlus , however , you might see why I came to those conclusions . |
| 10 | And what 's why I came to Geneva . |
| 11 | That is why I came to you for advice . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ How do you know that was why I came to you ? |
| 13 | ‘ But that was n't why I came to Slane . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ That 's why I came to Oxford , you see — about Puddephat 's disappearance . ’ |
| 15 | That 's why I came to this veterinary congress . |
| 16 | " I 'm fine — I just felt a bit sleepy and chilly , that was why I went to bed so early . " |
| 17 | I will never understand why I went to Cookham on my first sentence — I got a YP [ young prisoner 's sentence ] and do n't know why I never went to borstal — they still had them then . |
| 18 | ‘ I care about your good opinion of me , so I want to explain why I went to Bath that night . |
| 19 | I have to say that I know for definite that the force at that time only possessed two shields , er we kept one shield in the South of the county at and one shield North of the county and and hence that is why I went to the headquarters in the morning . |
| 20 | This is the reason why I said to the managers of the Berlin Philharmonic in 1955 , I will have the orchestra for my lifetime , otherwise I will not sign the contract . |
| 21 | So why I said to you on the telephone as you say it 's not what you say it 's the way you say it . |
| 22 | That 's why I said to you |
| 23 | which is why I said to him that yeah he can have a new computer , he can get what he , you know what he wants as long as I get my bedroom done |
| 24 | That 's why I said to you do n't feed them titbits at the table because it 's so easy |
| 25 | Well that 's why I said to you , and , and Laura , er to James , no way would we get ourselves in that position for you you have your lives to lead |
| 26 | ‘ This is why I had to be so careful , Meredith , ’ he said tightly . |
| 27 | That 's why I had to . |
| 28 | That is why I speak to them in parables ; for they look without seeing , and listen without hearing or understanding . |
| 29 | That 's why I want to be an aromatherapist . |
| 30 | And this is why I want to . |