Example sentences of "could [not/n't] he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the outbreak of war on 3 September 1939 made a second Merstham visit impossible , though I always regretted that it could not he managed . |
| 2 | Could not he have arranged for that report to be leaked to the hon. Member for Livingston ( Mr. Cook ) , because that might have prevented the hon. Gentleman from making the foolish pledge that Labour will abolish the excellent reforms ? |
| 3 | But regionalism in this ‘ everything and nothing ’ sense is not just a territorial dimension to central policy-making ; like planning , regionalism could not he regarded as just one policy among many but rather , in principle , as meta-policy , the implicit or explicit framework for other interventionist policies . |
| 4 | Why could n't he leave Hollywood alone ? |
| 5 | ‘ Could n't he leave her if she feels like that ? |
| 6 | Could n't he leave her some shreds of dignity ? |
| 7 | Could n't he fix it the was gone . |
| 8 | Why could n't he roast her in oil ? |
| 9 | She used to enjoy it , but could n't he tell that she had changed ? |
| 10 | Why could n't he tell her ? |
| 11 | Why could n't he wear a toupee like me ? ’ |
| 12 | Someone like James for , how long did that go on for , for about a month , when he could n't he stop talking about me all the time it was sort of like , you know , I like this , you know what I mean , he was talking |
| 13 | Could n't he guess ? |
| 14 | ‘ Why could n't he go on Parish Relief ? ’ |
| 15 | When Daniel saw his wife coming towards the cubicle to offer comfort where he could n't he flailed his arms and drove her away , leaving Mrs Marriott to cry on , not even telling himself it was good for her to cry , since how could he know , how could he imagine ? |
| 16 | he said , you ca n't have Thunderbirds and , and he said no you could n't he said |
| 17 | Where could n't he volley because of his own weaknesses or patterns . |
| 18 | If he truly believed there was more to her actions , if he had married her to protect her life or reputation , why could n't he spare a few insignificant minutes to listen to her now ? |
| 19 | Why could n't he love her ? |
| 20 | ‘ Could n't he do it for you ? ’ |
| 21 | Why could n't he do that now ? |
| 22 | Could n't he do his keep fit first ? |
| 23 | Why could n't he walk off and leave the Doctor ? |
| 24 | Could n't he bear to stay in the same room ? |
| 25 | Why could n't he have told me before ! |
| 26 | Why could n't he have told me ! |
| 27 | My God , could n't he have chosen another family . |
| 28 | ‘ Why could n't he have sat on the trolley like he always does ? ’ her husband said . |
| 29 | Why on earth , Molly wondered , could n't he have followed his own advice and imagined their progress towards the raccordo to Siena . |
| 30 | When , a long time ago now , Stephen had tried to call him Dad or Father and drop the babyish name , he had shouted that Stephen was all he had in the world and could n't he have a little bit of kindness and call him by the one name that meant something ? |