Example sentences of "could not [pers pn] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why could n't they just leave well alone and let pupils concentrate on the three Rs ? |
| 2 | Could n't they just ease up a little ? |
| 3 | 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 ? |
| 4 | ‘ Could n't they just have sent us a photograph ? ’ |
| 5 | 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 ? |
| 6 | If only he believed in her , could n't they together submerge themselves in the waters of Eden and be renewed for all time ? |
| 7 | Could n't we just stay put ? |
| 8 | ‘ Look , could n't we just go along to the pub and have a quiet drink and talk about fishing instead ? ’ he pleaded . |
| 9 | Could n't we just leave things as they are — enjoy the fact that we 've found each other ? ’ |
| 10 | Could n't we just throw away our Filofaxes for one afternoon and live a little ? |
| 11 | Could n't we just talk ? ’ |
| 12 | I did n't think it would be a major operation — could n't we just rustle up something quickly ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Could n't we just apply for a long-term permit for him now ? ’ |
| 14 | Well could n't we just have a few things |
| 15 | But someone says oh this is a bit messy having these two pipes , could n't we just have one pipe that did exactly the same job . |
| 16 | Why to bother so much about the details , you may ask ; could n't we just say that unc and go on considering further examples ? |
| 17 | Could n't we rather pick the one tune and the other ? |
| 18 | Could n't you even wait to tell us you were going ? ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Could n't you just leave the whisky , I 'll drink it all , wake up in the morning no , make that the afternoon — with a head that feels like you hit me over the skull with the bottle , and you sleep in the car ready for that long and demanding journey down the notoriously dangerous A74 tomorrow ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Look , could n't you just lend me some Thai money ? |
| 21 | ‘ Could n't you just drop it over the edge ? ’ suggested Patrick . |
| 22 | ‘ Could n't you just drink occasionally when you need it — like at parties ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Why could n't you just stay in the back of beyond ? ’ she said . |
| 24 | ‘ Could n't you just have written these people a letter ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Could n't you just have asked him ? ’ |
| 26 | If you wanted planning permission for the land so badly , why could n't you just ask ? ’ |
| 27 | But ca n't could n't you perhaps develop then the the er stage door club could do more perhaps more meals and maybe erm have tickets that take in the cost of a meal so you actually . |
| 28 | Why could n't you actually have J U G , one G , L E ? |
| 29 | Why could n't I just have gone to the cops and reported my stuff missing ? 'Cos I was missing myself , that 's why . |
| 30 | Why could n't he just talk about it reasonably ? |