Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [verb] [pron] [verb] at [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were by now close together , and the devil , who had got into both of them , whispered in both their ears ; McAllister had meant to ask , Now , how did we arrive at that ? and Dr Neil , who had meant to say something provocative to her , decided to do something provocative instead . |
| 2 | So how did I arrive at this mix ? |
| 3 | Algy said , sitting on a low tapestry footstool by her mother 's chair and putting her forefinger on Lady Grubb 's big garnet ring as if she were pressing a doorbell , staring up at the implacable old head and thinking of nothing but of how to get her to look at one of the two people in the room . |
| 4 | How do we arrive at that figure ? |
| 5 | But how does he arrive at that figure of £327 ? |
| 6 | But how had he arrived at this conclusion ? |
| 7 | Why did they buy at that time ? |
| 8 | ‘ When and why did you arrive at that conclusion ? ’ she queried quietly . |
| 9 | ‘ Then why did you come at all ? ’ |
| 10 | Why did it bother at all ? |
| 11 | The question becomes ; why did it take so long , not why did it happen at all . |
| 12 | And where did he live at that time ? |
| 13 | ‘ Why do you come at all ? ’ |