Example sentences of "why [vb past] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why did I rush out like that ? |
| 2 | Why did I feel intimidated ? |
| 3 | The Doctrine is at best a circular re-statement of the obvious : Why did I experience those vibrations in the air as sounds ? |
| 4 | Why did I bother to tell her , only to have her shout at me , accuse me of being crazy to wake her up for that and tell me to keep my nose out of her brother 's business , especially since it was nothing to do with me . |
| 5 | I think the important thing is not to let them go away thinking , you know , oh , why did I bother , there 's obviously no point in carrying on with it . |
| 6 | But not when they 're eating , here why did I bother giving you a bath ? |
| 7 | why did I bother calling . |
| 8 | Then why did I want to run away from it ? |
| 9 | Why did I want a convertible so desperately ? |
| 10 | Why did I want to be a policeman . |
| 11 | Why did I make you laugh ? ’ |
| 12 | So why did I fail ? |
| 13 | Mum why did I bump into a chair ? |
| 14 | Why did I think it necessary to take such drastic measures ? |
| 15 | ‘ Why did I think I wanted a baby ? |
| 16 | Why why did I think you were Ellen ? |
| 17 | Why did I think it was |
| 18 | Why did I think her name was Susie ? |
| 19 | And why did I mention killing somebody ? |
| 20 | What you 've obviously got to why did I mention yeah , you marry , but if something 's be down , is n't gon na change . |
| 21 | Why did I leave my normal , safe , lonely life for this ? |
| 22 | The next time I see you you 'll be saying why did I eat all that |
| 23 | Why did I do things this way rather than that ? |
| 24 | At the time it might be great and five years later I think , ‘ Why did I do that ? ’ but sometimes it 's the only way of finding something out . |
| 25 | ‘ Why did I do it ? ’ |
| 26 | I know if I feel depressed I should n't just sit on my own , you just dwell on it : ‘ Why did I do this , why did I do that ? ’ |
| 27 | I know if I feel depressed I should n't just sit on my own , you just dwell on it : ‘ Why did I do this , why did I do that ? ’ |
| 28 | And why did I do nothing ? |
| 29 | Why did I do it ? |
| 30 | Why did I do it ? |