Example sentences of "why [pron] [vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's a clumsy clogs that 's why I wo n't let her walk around with the baby if she wants to cuddle her I tell her to sit down and I tell her not to move well she 's always tripping over her feet . |
| 2 | Erm , another reason why I ca n't give you the whole story of course is because then there 'd be no reason to take this baby rather than this baby at the hospital , you know , so their histories are exactly identical , I E nil , erm , nothing individuates them on that account . |
| 3 | That 's why I ca n't do it . |
| 4 | Well that 's why I ca n't believe it . |
| 5 | I expect that 's why I ca n't hear them . |
| 6 | That 's why I ca n't promise I 'll take the mature , adult , philosophical approach , should my present partner stray . |
| 7 | ‘ He got it mixed up with Aunt Isabella 's ashes , that 's why I would n't take it . |
| 8 | But if you 're that clever , then , Master Fox , you tell me why I 'll not take you . ’ |
| 9 | That is why I can not find it within me to sympathise with the poor punters who once besieged the offices of the Daily Mail demanding their £35,000 in prize money only to find that when the music stopped there were more winners than chairs for them to sit upon . |
| 10 | I told all my friends what I was doing and they were supportive , although one or two wondered why I could n't do it by myself . |
| 11 | She was n't booked with us , she was a few weeks early , and that 's why I could n't bring her to mind straight away . ’ |
| 12 | You see it is only a routine matter and they will not be able to understand why I could n't get you to fill it in . |
| 13 | That 's why I could n't call you . |
| 14 | Leroy Brown , at one stage a prodigious sprinter , reflected on a career which never materialized : ‘ I just do n't know why I could n't put it together when it mattered . |
| 15 | Is there any reason why I should not send you to prison for a very long time ’ |
| 16 | Now that the Press releases have all been dispatched , the publicity details more or less finalised , I see no reason why I should not put you out of your misery , allay those nasty suspicious thoughts of yours ! ’ |
| 17 | Now tell my why I should not have you killed or make you into slaves . ’ |
| 18 | And when I left home for the first time , it suddenly occurred to me that there was no reason why I should n't change it . |
| 19 | I like that dress , and I do n't see why I should n't wear it . |
| 20 | But rather than see people going without , erm if I had access to good clothing , I did n't see why I should n't give it to them . |
| 21 | ‘ No reason why I should n't suggest it , ’ she said briskly . |
| 22 | Sam here 's asked me to be his wife , and I do n't see why I should n't tell him yes . " |
| 23 | ‘ Give me one good reason why I should n't kill you ? ’ |
| 24 | I always intended to visit him after the war , but you know how it is : things were difficult , I was confoundedly busy at the University , I did n't particularly want to see Viola again though you 've got to swallow the pill with the jam , have n't you , and there was no particular reason why I should n't see her again . |
| 25 | ‘ You 're beginning to make me wonder why I should n't see her , ’ he said blandly . |
| 26 | It involves , it involves too much work , that 's why she ca n't do them like you . |
| 27 | Why you wo n't see me on breakfast TV , by ITN Tim |
| 28 | Another reason why you may not see them mating is that some adults can lay eggs without mating first . |
| 29 | ‘ So that 's why you would n't let them burn the trimmings , ’ Whitaker said . |
| 30 | That 's why you ca n't miss her . |