Example sentences of "but [adv] do i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But how did I get here |
| 2 | But how did I try to get this influence over working men ? |
| 3 | That 's all very well , you may object , but how do I make my verbs strong ? |
| 4 | I 'm not worried about my head , but how do I fix my guitar ? |
| 5 | But how do I think ? |
| 6 | At the baker 's I offered to exchange my leather gloves for a small cake , but the baker 's wife looked at my dirty clothes and said , ‘ I 'm sorry , but how do I know you have n't stolen them ? ’ |
| 7 | ( And then she thought , But how do I know that for sure ? |
| 8 | I 'd like to take it on holiday but how do I pack it without ruining the pleats ? |
| 9 | I am writing a lot in my diary in mid and late May , but nowhere do I make any direct mention of the 13th . |
| 10 | The aim is to have about three suits per series — I certainly do n't want to come prancing on every week in something different , but neither do I want people to groan when they see me in the same old suit . |
| 11 | Today , I suppose I do n't exactly dislike my body , but neither do I like it much . |
| 12 | Yeah but when do I get my sh my money back ? |
| 13 | But why do I go to C , rather than to B ? |
| 14 | But why do I have to put up with election leaflets coming through my letter box at 6.30am ? |
| 15 | But why do I have to say thank you ? |
| 16 | Yeah but why do I have to take it back ? |
| 17 | But where do I take it ? ’ |
| 18 | But where did I go wrong ? |