Example sentences of "i [vb mod] n't think [Wh adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No it 's not , ’ I said feebly , although I could n't think why it was n't . |
| 2 | Driving home , though , I could n't think why it was n't worse . |
| 3 | His look made me feel guilty , though I could n't think why it should . |
| 4 | He often teased his mother and I could n't think why he bothered , for she seldom responded . |
| 5 | I could n't think where you 'd been to . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , I ca n't think why we should be praying for them , ’ Benny said with mock indignation . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm cold , ’ she complained , ‘ I ca n't think why we came up here . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I ca n't think why we did n't hold the ball outside , ’ said Ayling coming in with newspapers under his arm . |
| 9 | No , no , I ca n't think why we ca n't find . |
| 10 | Ca n't think why and I ca n't think why they should think they must n't go on Pan Am cos Pan Am are a target |
| 11 | ‘ It 's going to be all over town — in fact , I ca n't think why it is n't already — and your mother will be the last to know . ’ |
| 12 | I ca n't think why it did n't occur to me at the time . |
| 13 | I ca n't think why it did n't occur to me before . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I ca n't think why I am telling you all this , ’ she said , embarrassed . |
| 15 | I ca n't think why I 'm making this sandwich for you . |
| 16 | ‘ I ca n't think why I 'm crying . ’ |
| 17 | I ca n't think why she has n't done it yet , now you come to mention it . ’ |
| 18 | I ca n't think why she 's behaving in such a way . ’ |
| 19 | I ca n't think why she stays because he 's no easier on her than on the rest of us . ’ |
| 20 | I ca n't think why you bother , for you 've no talent . |
| 21 | ‘ I ca n't think why you 're so determined to defend him , ’ she said in the tone of one on the verge of enlightenment . |
| 22 | ‘ I ca n't think why you want to go grubbing around for more . ’ |
| 23 | I ca n't think why you 're havering . |
| 24 | I ca n't think why you have to constantly provoke me this way . ’ |
| 25 | I ca n't think why you 're going , ’ Rob grumbled . |
| 26 | I ca n't think why you want to swap the ’ and S keys but you can make any key produce any symbol you like and so swapping over is just a special case . |
| 27 | I ca n't think why you bother with that rubbish , ’ Laura added dismissively . |
| 28 | ‘ I ca n't think why you should want to buy any more clothes — you look delightful in that dress . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I ca n't think why you appear to be so preoccupied with that girl . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I ca n't think why you thought that . ’ |