Example sentences of "wonder why [pron] could not " in BNC.
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| 1 | He went on to said he wanted to talk about the hunting debate , erm , it occurred to me to wonder why they could n't find anyone in Stonygate in favour of hunting , I mean perhaps there are n't any people in Stonygate in favour of hunting . |
| 2 | ‘ I was talking to him this morning , ’ Richard said again , wondering why he could not control his shivering . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She , in turn , wondered why they could not understand that she loved their father and had rescued him from a life of solitude . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |