Example sentences of "why [pron] could n't " 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 | 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 . |
| 21 | Bewildered , Clare did not understand why she could n't manage . |
| 22 | ‘ Did Marie Claire say why she could n't come ? ’ |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | I could n't understand why she could n't share her diary . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Er something she did n't expect and that 's why she could n't come . |
| 27 | 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 . ’ |
| 28 | I was confused , not realising why you could n't speak to me to tell me what was wrong . |
| 29 | You were so stubborn about it , you just kept saying everything was all right , and it was n't , it was getting worse all the time , and I could n't understand why you could n't see it . |
| 30 | ‘ Though why you could n't just have told me … ’ |