Example sentences of "but [adv] [verb] you [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know I am , but how did you discover that ? |
| 2 | But how did you know that ? ’ |
| 3 | But how do you reckon all those went ? |
| 4 | But how do you separate that then ? |
| 5 | I 'm not bothered whether it 's a number of a steam engine but how do you pronounce that number ? |
| 6 | ‘ But how do you know all this ? ’ she said . |
| 7 | ‘ But how do you know all this ? ’ she asked shakily . |
| 8 | But how do you know that ? |
| 9 | I could not stand the ridiculous questions people came and posed about my work : ‘ But how do you find such interesting subjects for your poems , Mr Kirkup ? ’ |
| 10 | So you see the trouble starts when people get HIV — but how do you get this virus ? |
| 11 | But why do you want those things ? |
| 12 | ‘ But … but why do you use these strange names ? ’ |
| 13 | ‘ But where did you get that bit about Gay Times calling me ‘ the most gorgeous man in British football ’ ? ’ |