Example sentences of "why [vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But why should n't staff put the same process into operation lower down the school ? |
| 2 | Why could n't Wilson stand up to the allies , why could n't had stand up to Clements or Lloyd George , in particular ? |
| 3 | Why could n't do it ? doing it |
| 4 | Why could n't have he told him ? |
| 5 | Erm , one reason why ca n't help himself to that is because that would be a history of change , that would be a history of the body , and that is not intrinsic to us . |
| 6 | But why wo n't Labour support it ? |
| 7 | Secondly , as new residents in homes will be able to claim housing benefit under the new proposals , why can not housing benefit be claimed as a way of helping to make good the shortfall ? |