Example sentences of "how [verb] they come " in BNC.
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| 1 | But how did they come about ? |
| 2 | To repeat questions posed earlier : what have these to say , and how did they come to be ? |
| 3 | But how did they come about ? |
| 4 | ‘ How did they come by Titans … |
| 5 | How did they come to see such jobs as desirable ? |
| 6 | How did they come into existence on Earth , before life was there ? |
| 7 | The children visit the church and learn to look at it and describe what they see , and this is in itself a valuable exercise ; but it becomes more valuable still if as well as noting that the fabric is stone , they are provoked to go on to enquire what type of stone , is it all the same stone , why were these types of stone Preferred , where do they come from , and how do they come to be what they are ? |
| 8 | One element common to all forms of the offence is that the forbidden conduct must take place when the policeman is acting ‘ in the execution of his duty , ’ which raises the questions ; what duties are imposed upon a policeman , and how do they come to be imposed for these purposes ? |
| 9 | How do they come down , just in er flat box do n't they ? |