Example sentences of "[verb] why they could [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Christmas Eve , listening to herself making yet more excuses on the telephone , explaining why they could n't make it to a family party , hearing her sister 's disappointment . |
| 2 | He went on to said he wanted to talk about the hunting debate , erm , it occurred to me to wonder why they could n't find anyone in Stonygate in favour of hunting , I mean perhaps there are n't any people in Stonygate in favour of hunting . |
| 3 | And so the stage is set , and the disciples came to Jesus privately , asking why they could n't cast it out ? |
| 4 | They were then asked why they could not raise the money by staying at home and working on the land . |
| 5 | Or at least that was what the smooth-skulled guide said when Chesarynth asked why they could n't land closer . |
| 6 | Eventually , about six weeks after joining , Jane was indiscreet enough to ask why they could not use English writers , and promptly got the sack . |
| 7 | She , in turn , wondered why they could not understand that she loved their father and had rescued him from a life of solitude . |
| 8 | ‘ When I heard rumours that this version of Swan Lake was pornographic I just wondered why they could n't pick on some other composer . |