Example sentences of "ca n't they [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 I felt I was beginning to lose the battle , and the diary for the remainder of the term is full of expressions of hatred for the school , interspersed with the repeated and heartfelt question , ‘ Why ca n't they leave me alone ? ’
2 But , ca n't they treat it in this country ?
3 Ca n't they tell them to keep their stupid heads down ?
4 Well ca n't they paint it straight on in the mi , on the ceiling ?
5 If you work in Florence ca n't they send you ? ’
6 Why ca n't they hold it somewhere else in Manchester ?
7 ‘ Why ca n't they do something else ? ’ she muttered angrily , her arm sliding into Maggie 's as they left the hotel .
8 Why ca n't they do anything till February ?
9 So why ca n't they do it now ? ’ . that there are close to 200,000 victims of brain injury in the country .
10 ‘ So why ca n't they do it now ? ’
11 If the Government can do it for the Bosnians , why ca n't they do it for the homeless ?
12 Why ca n't they give us I mean Christ I ca n't do a up there
13 Ca n't they give you a prettier room ? ’
14 Ca n't they extend it ?
15 fucking twat what a fucking dickhead , I mean ca n't they see what 's right ahead ?
16 But why ca n't they get their act together and
17 Why ca n't they take it through the back door and up the stair ?
18 Yes , but why ca n't they organise themselves ?
19 Why ca n't they kill him themselves Matthew ?
20 Ca n't they supply him with a personal Jeeves ?
21 Now why ca n't they use it ?
22 They can provide all that for a fee why ca n't they provide it as a compulsory necessary part er of the service , it would n't be more expensive the minister claimed , if you do a proper audit it ca n't be more expensive .
23 ‘ Why ca n't they call me Tony ? ’
24 ca n't they call her
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