Example sentences of "why [modal v] [adv] [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ? ’ |
| 2 | And so I decided that this was rather an unfair situation — why should n't women be able to do what a man did ? |
| 3 | Oh , why could n't life be uncomplicated , so that the man you fell in love with felt the same way ? |
| 4 | Why ca n't people be happy . |
| 5 | Why can not money be spent on advertising the help available in places where the homeless gather ? |