Example sentences of "[Wh adv] could n't [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Why could n't they just leave well alone and let pupils concentrate on the three Rs ? |
| 2 | Why could n't they just understand that she did n't want to be married and settled with umpteen kids and a mortgage up to the sky and no life to call her own ? |
| 3 | Why could n't somebody else find it ? |
| 4 | Why could n't he just talk about it reasonably ? |
| 5 | So why could n't he just have a photograph of his sales team portraying the kind of team spirit that runs throughout the branch ? |
| 6 | Why could n't he just get over her ? |
| 7 | Why could n't he simply accept that she was not about to defer to his wishes and go ? |
| 8 | Why could n't I just have gone to the cops and reported my stuff missing ? 'Cos I was missing myself , that 's why . |
| 9 | ‘ Why could n't you just stay in the back of beyond ? ’ she said . |
| 10 | If you wanted planning permission for the land so badly , why could n't you just ask ? ’ |
| 11 | Why could n't you actually have J U G , one G , L E ? |
| 12 | Why could n't she just ignore him ? she wondered despairingly . |
| 13 | Why could n't she just leave things and be coolly polite ? |
| 14 | Why could n't she just relax and enjoy the evening , like everyone else ? |