Example sentences of "but [Wh adv] [vb mod] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | So as soon as someone has faced the critical nature of his dilemma without God ( the first level ) and has come to recognize that if God 's revelation is true he does have a meaningful answer to his dilemma ( the second level ) , then , logically , the next urgent question is , But how may I know that God 's revelation is true ? |
2 | But how dare I cut off my mother 's hair ? |
3 | But how could I achieve in a few minutes what I had failed to accomplish after hours of trying ? |
4 | I thought of Lanyon , but how could I reach him ? |
5 | But how could I explain to a man shaking with fury that it was candy-floss I did n't like , and crowds , and being with him ? |
6 | They say my leg is dodgy but how could I referee a game like this one if that were the case . ’ |
7 | The ‘ poetic ’ , almost sentimental , ‘ Love , faithful love , recalled thee to my mind ’ is abruptly cut off by ‘ the true voice of feeling ’ — ‘ But how could I forget thee ? ’ |
8 | But how could I live without her ? |
9 | I was shattered , but how could I defend myself by explaining that his hitherto unsuspected mistress had just rung me up to spill the beans ? ’ |
10 | But how could I seek comfort ? |
11 | But how could I know ? |
12 | But how could I get on to it ? |
13 | But how could I get it there ? |
14 | But how could I get a fire going fast enough to catch them ? |
15 | But how could I have explained my actions to Mum , having promised to turn up and see her ? |
16 | ‘ I will , ’ I said , ‘ but how will I get on board ? ’ |
17 | But how will I know you ? |
18 | But how will I know where to go ? . |
19 | I mean , yeah , but how can I go out without the car that 's the trouble , but many car drivers |
20 | But how can I change my life ? |
21 | ‘ I know , but how can I make him eat when he refuses ? ’ |
22 | ‘ But how can I stop such desecration , Sir John ? |
23 | But how can I face him again , after this afternoon ? she thought . |
24 | I should stroke his head , but how can I do a thing like that ? |
25 | But how can I do this |
26 | Comforting her sons , she said : ‘ We always knew this could happen but how can I explain this to the boys ? ’ |
27 | I 've been so hoping you would soon be ready to join Brownies , but how can I pass over to a Brownie Guider a girl who wo n't lend a hand without being given something first and who does n't know the first thing about being obedient ? ’ |
28 | But how can I tell a girl this sort of truth on her wedding day ? |
29 | It was n't so much as how to achieve a new social order , but how can I ensure that my son or daughter gets a better job than I did . |
30 | It was n't so much as how to achieve a new social order , but how can I ensure that my son or daughter gets a better job than I did . |