Example sentences of "[noun] why [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lisa had been fully occupied explaining to a rather elderly lady why she could n't pick out the exact blooms that were to be delivered to her daughter-in-law in New Zealand . |
| 2 | He watched his tears drip onto the floor and wondered from a great distance why he could not feel them running down his face . |
| 3 | But I see no reason why they could n't be . ’ |
| 4 | And while nobody wanted precisely to abandon the Fidchell which everybody enjoyed so much , there was really no reason why they could not play it with the Gnomes tonight and save Fenella for tomorrow , or even the day after . |
| 5 | they ca n't actually do this , if they 're going to do it and we 're certainly not encouraging them to do it , but if they 're going to do it then there 's no reason why they could n't do it with adults . |
| 6 | They got us off and the bus disappeared , but there was still a reason why we could not board — they never let on what it was — — and we stood on the tarmac for a long time before being herded to the back entrance . |
| 7 | a reason why we could n't have is there ? |
| 8 | The house was identified and purchased , and I do n't see any reason why we could n't have a stay of two or three days or a week to get time to move things properly . ’ |
| 9 | So the next time we meet , providing your happy and you understand all my recommendations , is there any reason why we could n't proceed ? |
| 10 | The wind was only slightly stronger and the reservoir a little choppier , but most of the others were out already and managing fine , so I saw no reason why we could n't do the same . |
| 11 | One might offer the following reason why one could regard apine dance as having communicative significance lacking in the case of the bruise ; that the dance is a somehow ‘ arbitrary ’ or ‘ rule-governed ’ causal product of the sighting of food . |
| 12 | McAllister knew that she must truly love him , for that could be the only reason why she could allow him , a man , to touch her at all . |
| 13 | Ministers once again ducked the question of recognising Macedonia , even though Lord Carrington is believed to have said there was no practical reason why it could not go ahead . |
| 14 | There is no reason why it could n't have been invented at almost any time in the previous century — it used no new scientific knowledge , no new materials , and no new technology . |
| 15 | At its most basic , the message sent from a small dashboard display would give information about the make and model of car , its registration number and position — but there 's no reason why it could n't also relate that the driver was a woman alone or a disabled person . |
| 16 | While Adorno confines this category to ‘ serious ’ music , Paddison points out that there seems no reason why it could not include a good deal of avant-garde jazz and such rock groups as Frank Zappa 's Mothers of Invention the Velvet Underground , and — he might have added — some post-punk bands . |
| 17 | There were quite a few battles before Pearce got British Aerospace on the road to privatisation , particularly with civil servants and ‘ officials who were not really responsible , but tended to sit on the sidelines criticising and always coming up with a reason why you could n't do anything . ’ |
| 18 | Tory Dame Jill Knight said : ‘ Constitutionally there is no reason why you could not have two people crowned who are separated . |
| 19 | Now that the PC has an affordable animation package there 's no reason why you could n't be the next Walt Disney . |
| 20 | Yeah well he said er I do n't see any reason why you could n't you know . |
| 21 | ‘ Of course , ’ she added slyly , ‘ there 's no reason why you could n't look after the children . |
| 22 | There 's no reason why you could n't appeal to people and erm for reading , you know , I mean it 's like well do n't make it in T V , put text in there , but also make it visual . |
| 23 | ‘ There is no reason why I could n't unlock 45 flats for homeless people for nine or 10 months . |
| 24 | ‘ They said there was nothing wrong with me and there should n't be any reason why I could n't carry a child , ’ she says . |
| 25 | There was more than one reason why I could not accompany Jean-Claude to America . |
| 26 | It is also the reason why he could lay claim to a rich blend of cultures , having an excellent grasp of the European legal system and Arabic poetry and customs . |
| 27 | And , and that 's the only reason why he wanted her there , that 's the only reason why he could not accept her as a friend or an , as a companion . |
| 28 | We are working towards the implementation of the new Community Care White Paper , work which was totally absent from the Labour Party budget , and that was one of the reasons why we could n't accept the Labour Party budget . |
| 29 | If a friend gave you this list of reasons why they could not love themselves , what would you say ? |
| 30 | Once or twice she re-issued her invitation to the Carrows to visit them at Four Winds , but it seemed that there were always perfectly valid reasons why they could not accept . |