Example sentences of "and [Wh adv] [vb mod] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Relationships were difficult things , to be worked at , and how could any survive when the love in it came from one side only ? |
| 2 | Samuel Sharp in his History of Stamford of 1847 says : ‘ It is most likely … that certain localities … were set apart by the Druids for the assemblage of their pupils and disciples : and why may not Stamford be one of these ? ’ |
| 3 | And then you thought well no , no it would n't because , and why would n't it , er but on the other hand there might be some good things about it and what were they , |
| 4 | And why would n't she ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ And why would n't they ? ’ |
| 6 | He could have seen money in this right off and been leading Dr. Favor on , seeing to make about a month 's wages in three days if he kept all the fares ; and why would n't he ? |
| 7 | ‘ And why would n't I be bad-tempered ? ’ he asked . |
| 8 | And why ca n't you leave things the way they are ? ’ |
| 9 | And Why Ca n't I Stop ? by Reg Guttering . |
| 10 | ‘ And why ca n't you call a spade a spade ? |
| 11 | ‘ … and why ca n't you make the fire up properly ! ’ |
| 12 | And why ca n't they lose ? |
| 13 | There 's a power cut ; the lights go out and we light candles and gas lamps and end up — a hard core of seven of us ; Andy , me , Howie , another two local lads and a couple of the traveller boys — down in the snooker room where there 's a beat-up looking table and a leak in the ceiling that turns the whole of the stained , green-baize surface into a millimetre-shallow marsh , water dripping from each pocket and dribbling down the bulky legs to the sopping carpet , and we play snooker by the light of the hissing gas lamps , having to hit the white ball really hard even for delicate shots because of the extra rolling resistance the water causes , and the balls make a zizzing , ripping noise as they race across the table and sometimes you can see spray curving up behind them and I 'm feeling really drunk and a bit stoned from a couple of strong Js smoked out in the garden earlier with the travellers but I think this dimly lit water-hazard snooker is just hilarious and I 'm laughing maniacally at it all and I put an arm round Andy 's neck at one point and say , You know I love you , old buddy , and is n't friendship and love what 's it 's really all about ? and why ca n't people just see that and just be nice to each other ? except there are just so many complete bastards in the world , but Andy just shakes his head and I try to kiss him and he gently fends me off and steadies me against one wall and props me up with a snooker cue against my chest and I think this is really funny for some reason and laugh so much I fall over and have distinct problems getting up again and get carried to my room by Andy and one of the travellers and dumped on the bed and fall instantly asleep . |
| 14 | And they want to know why … ’ cos the other children have got them and why ca n't they have this and why ca n't they do this … it 's hard , it 's really hard on them . |
| 15 | And they want to know why … ’ cos the other children have got them and why ca n't they have this and why ca n't they do this … it 's hard , it 's really hard on them . |
| 16 | And why ca n't we have a communion service in everyday language ? |
| 17 | I mean we hardly went into another shop and yet , you see , we have a young chappie like yourself who comes to the Guild once every year and shows us slides of old Walsall , Walsall Wood , Aldridge , the local area , and he said I 'm not very good Ruth at talking but he he 'd got the slides you know , and it , it used to end up with me doing the commentary on Walsall Wood , because you stand on the of Walsall Wood , which is there now , and your Co-op was right on the corner which is why I call it the corner store and you see people congregated there , people met there and when I 'd been accused of the , we 'd been at the college or at other conferences and why ca n't we get Guild members today , well that was the breeding ground your shop , you see . |
| 18 | ‘ And why ca n't you do gym today , Miss Isabella ? ’ said the teacher , her voice sweet and dangerous as honey spiked with arsenic . |
| 19 | And why wo n't the men vote for me ? |
| 20 | ‘ And why wo n't you sell ? ’ |
| 21 | ( And why should n't the kind of holism that I am espousing not help to make processes such as mental imagery more intelligible to us — Piaget published a number of experiments on the development of imagery . ) |
| 22 | ‘ And why should n't you ? ’ |
| 23 | Well , he had been fed up , and why should n't he be ? |
| 24 | And why should n't you have your little bit of fun ? ’ |
| 25 | And why should n't she have it ? |
| 26 | We talked it through and agreed we 'd had great years together and why should n't we get back together again . |
| 27 | Babies like to dictate their own time , and why should n't they ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It 's important we keep our run going and why should n't we think ourselves genuine title contenders . ’ |
| 29 | And why should n't he ? |
| 30 | They 're all at a different school all day , and they shop at different times … but you never see them in restaurants and why should n't they be ? |