Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Could n't they just have sent us a photograph ? ’ |
| 2 | And so , although she had hated having to do it , Laura had forced herself to write a long letter to Ross , saying how very much she loved and missed him — and could n't they still try to salvage something from the wreck of their marriage ? |
| 3 | Could n't we just stay put ? |
| 4 | Could n't you even wait to tell us you were going ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Could n't you just have written these people a letter ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Could n't you just have asked him ? ’ |
| 7 | Why could n't I just have gone to the cops and reported my stuff missing ? 'Cos I was missing myself , that 's why . |