Example sentences of "but [Wh adv] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But how does it happen that you did n't know they were leaving ? |
| 2 | … but how did they feel when the covers came off ? |
| 3 | But how did it happen that the Davy miner 's lamp worked out so well for the owners and so badly for the miners ? |
| 4 | No but how did you hear that erm she 's a randy |
| 5 | But how did you know that there was n't some big secret , some big , evil deal going down that involves you but had been kept secret from you ? |
| 6 | But how did you get when it 's usually five ? |
| 7 | But how do we ensure that ‘ long-term ’ computer storage media are usable after the elapse of such a period of time , and how would the PRO or departments cope with accessing and appraising such a vast amount of material to make a selection ? |
| 8 | These are sensuous pleasures at their most enjoyable when we ritualise them , but how do we feel when we desire them ? |
| 9 | It is all very well to use the language of manipulation or indoctrination but how do we know that this in fact is what happens ? |
| 10 | But how do we know that it is vocationally advantageous to study history or to put it the other way round , that to study history is not vocationally disadvantageous ? |
| 11 | But how do you cope if the fear does n't go away ? |
| 12 | I could take him to sea and keep him clean for three months , but how do you know that the moment the court case is done he wo n't just stuff his nose full of crap again ? ’ |
| 13 | But how do you know if a product works ? |
| 14 | But how do you know if you 're not there every second ? |
| 15 | But how to make him attend and retire with them ? |
| 16 | ‘ But why did it matter that she teased you , love ? ’ |
| 17 | But why did he feel that there was something more , and why was n't he acting on that instinct , the way that he 'd always acted ? |
| 18 | But why did you try and annoy him ? |