Example sentences of "why [pron] could not " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There is no reason why I could n't unlock 45 flats for homeless people for nine or 10 months . |
| 2 | You 'd have to get rid of a lot of your assumptions before you could fully appreciate why I could n't live with a man I do n't love , or I do n't think you could ever understand why I ca n't accept to be maintained , to put myself at the disposal of another , be in another 's company twenty-four hours a day , share another 's pleasures and pains — and so on . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | That 's why I could n't call you . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ I wanted to know why I could n't have children and what was wrong with me , rather than talk to other people who could n't . ’ |
| 8 | Explains why I could n't hack in from up here . ’ |
| 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 ca n't understand why I could n't see that she was ill . ’ |
| 11 | It was a moving song , and I could see people with tears in their eyes , but I kept wondering why I could n't feel anything . |
| 12 | That 's why i could n't I thought I had n't got me pen . |
| 13 | ‘ He proceeded to spend four minutes telling me why I could n't have the job , and then said , ‘ I 'm sorry , my time is more or less up now ’ . |
| 14 | That 's why I could n't ooh I could n't stand to marry a man that 's drank you know . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | That explains why I could n't see where she lived . |
| 17 | This is why I could n't start that , but I have . |
| 18 | That 's why I could n't keep my eyes ! |
| 19 | That 's why I could n't live there cos I 'd be fucking , I 'd be every night . |
| 20 | Within seconds the blood from the gash that once been the left side of my head had poured all over the side of my face and filled up my left eye ; so that was why I could not see . |
| 21 | If the driver had seen that I was hurt , he would have stopped , and I was not up to explaining why I could not accept a lift . |
| 22 | There was more than one reason why I could not accompany Jean-Claude to America . |
| 23 | I did not have the skill to formulate sound arguments to counteract his taste for lawlessness , and explain why I could not partake in it . |
| 24 | We were climbing away at a very gentle angle and I could not understand why I could not move the controls . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Bewildered , Clare did not understand why she could n't manage . |
| 27 | ‘ Did Marie Claire say why she could n't come ? ’ |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | I could n't understand why she could n't share her diary . |
| 30 | 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 . |