Example sentences of "and [Wh adv] can [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And why ca n't they lose ? |
| 2 | And they want to know why … ’ cos the other children have got them and why ca n't they have this and why ca n't they do this … it 's hard , it 's really hard on them . |
| 3 | And they want to know why … ’ cos the other children have got them and why ca n't they have this and why ca n't they do this … it 's hard , it 's really hard on them . |
| 4 | And why ca n't we have a communion service in everyday language ? |
| 5 | I mean we hardly went into another shop and yet , you see , we have a young chappie like yourself who comes to the Guild once every year and shows us slides of old Walsall , Walsall Wood , Aldridge , the local area , and he said I 'm not very good Ruth at talking but he he 'd got the slides you know , and it , it used to end up with me doing the commentary on Walsall Wood , because you stand on the of Walsall Wood , which is there now , and your Co-op was right on the corner which is why I call it the corner store and you see people congregated there , people met there and when I 'd been accused of the , we 'd been at the college or at other conferences and why ca n't we get Guild members today , well that was the breeding ground your shop , you see . |
| 6 | And why ca n't you leave things the way they are ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ And why ca n't you call a spade a spade ? |
| 8 | ‘ … and why ca n't you make the fire up properly ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ And why ca n't you do gym today , Miss Isabella ? ’ said the teacher , her voice sweet and dangerous as honey spiked with arsenic . |
| 10 | And Why Ca n't I Stop ? by Reg Guttering . |