Example sentences of "[vb past] why [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man on the floor was staggering to his feet and Connor understood why he could not defend himself — he was half starved . |
| 2 | God alone knew what the girl did after the golden boy had gone off to sell his 57 varieties , heaven only knew why she could n't get herself dressed before ten o'clock . |
| 3 | His tone was grave , but there was a twinkle in his eye as though , heaven forbid , he knew why she could n't seem to keep off the subject of his personal relationships . |
| 4 | Constance realised why she could hold her own in this elegant crowd : she was different because she was foreign but , more important , admirable because she was British . |
| 5 | Or at least that was what the smooth-skulled guide said when Chesarynth asked why they could n't land closer . |
| 6 | I asked why he could n't just plead guilty . |
| 7 | She , in turn , wondered why they could not understand that she loved their father and had rescued him from a life of solitude . |
| 8 | ‘ When I heard rumours that this version of Swan Lake was pornographic I just wondered why they could n't pick on some other composer . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I guess he heard Barbara and me discussing the good time we had with you , and he kind of picked up on it , and he wondered why he could n't come down to the Bahamas and isolate himself from drugs . |
| 11 | Sarah had told her that John had always argued with his father and defied him , and she wondered why he could ever have behaved like that with this gentle man . |
| 12 | And Dot considered her pigeon-hearted father and wondered why she could never recall his face . |