Example sentences of "why could [adv] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why , he thought , why could n't Blagg have gone out of town , to some place he knew , like Hereford or … |
| 2 | Why could n't Lee keep his mouth shut ? |
| 3 | Now why , why could n't Philip have prayed for the people ? |
| 4 | Why could n't Philip pray for them ? |
| 5 | Why could n't Jim see that it 's the little things that make all the difference ? |
| 6 | Why could n't Ali forget the pig business ? |
| 7 | Why could n't Wilson stand up to the allies , why could n't had stand up to Clements or Lloyd George , in particular ? |
| 8 | Now why could n't Shakespeare have told that , Tolkien must have reflected , instead of bothering with King Lear ! |
| 9 | ‘ Why could n't people select their own mayor and other local officials ? ’ , students asked angrily . |
| 10 | Why could n't God let bygones be bygones ? |
| 11 | Why could n't Joe let her sit in the fireside armchair in the living-room so that she 'd at least have company ? |
| 12 | Why could not Wales have taken care of him as efficiently as Ireland had of Roger ? |