Example sentences of "could n't he [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Why could n't he leave Hollywood alone ? |
2 | ‘ Could n't he leave her if she feels like that ? |
3 | Could n't he leave her some shreds of dignity ? |
4 | Could n't he fix it the was gone . |
5 | Why could n't he roast her in oil ? |
6 | She used to enjoy it , but could n't he tell that she had changed ? |
7 | Why could n't he tell her ? |
8 | Why could n't he wear a toupee like me ? ’ |
9 | 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 |
10 | Could n't he guess ? |
11 | ‘ Why could n't he go on Parish Relief ? ’ |
12 | 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 ? |
13 | he said , you ca n't have Thunderbirds and , and he said no you could n't he said |
14 | Where could n't he volley because of his own weaknesses or patterns . |
15 | 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 ? |
16 | Why could n't he love her ? |
17 | ‘ Could n't he do it for you ? ’ |
18 | Why could n't he do that now ? |
19 | Could n't he do his keep fit first ? |
20 | Why could n't he walk off and leave the Doctor ? |
21 | Could n't he bear to stay in the same room ? |
22 | Why could n't he have told me before ! |
23 | Why could n't he have told me ! |
24 | My God , could n't he have chosen another family . |
25 | ‘ Why could n't he have sat on the trolley like he always does ? ’ her husband said . |
26 | Why on earth , Molly wondered , could n't he have followed his own advice and imagined their progress towards the raccordo to Siena . |
27 | 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 ? |
28 | ‘ James , you 're doing an excellent job for the Maurin defence , but why could n't he have kidnapped one old woman and killed the other ? ’ |
29 | Why could n't he have had the decency just to be straight with her ? |
30 | Why could n't he have said she was his sister — or even a cousin ? |