Example sentences of "but [adv] [vb mod] i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was very confused because I could n't make it work , but not could I break it . |
| 2 | 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 ? |
| 3 | But how dare I cut off my mother 's hair ? |
| 4 | But how could I achieve in a few minutes what I had failed to accomplish after hours of trying ? |
| 5 | I thought of Lanyon , but how could I reach him ? |
| 6 | 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 ? |
| 7 | They say my leg is dodgy but how could I referee a game like this one if that were the case . ’ |
| 8 | 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 ? ’ |
| 9 | But how could I live without her ? |
| 10 | 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 ? ’ |
| 11 | But how could I seek comfort ? |
| 12 | But how could I know ? |
| 13 | But how could I get on to it ? |
| 14 | But how could I get it there ? |
| 15 | But how could I get a fire going fast enough to catch them ? |
| 16 | But how could I have explained my actions to Mum , having promised to turn up and see her ? |
| 17 | ‘ I will , ’ I said , ‘ but how will I get on board ? ’ |
| 18 | But how will I know you ? |
| 19 | But how will I know where to go ? . |
| 20 | I mean , yeah , but how can I go out without the car that 's the trouble , but many car drivers |
| 21 | But how can I change my life ? |
| 22 | ‘ I know , but how can I make him eat when he refuses ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ But how can I stop such desecration , Sir John ? |
| 24 | But how can I face him again , after this afternoon ? she thought . |
| 25 | I should stroke his head , but how can I do a thing like that ? |
| 26 | But how can I do this |
| 27 | Comforting her sons , she said : ‘ We always knew this could happen but how can I explain this to the boys ? ’ |
| 28 | 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 ? ’ |
| 29 | But how can I tell a girl this sort of truth on her wedding day ? |
| 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 . |