Example sentences of "but how could i [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | But how could I achieve in a few minutes what I had failed to accomplish after hours of trying ? |
2 | I thought of Lanyon , but how could I reach him ? |
3 | 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 ? |
4 | They say my leg is dodgy but how could I referee a game like this one if that were the case . ’ |
5 | 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 ? ’ |
6 | But how could I live without her ? |
7 | 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 ? ’ |
8 | But how could I seek comfort ? |
9 | But how could I know ? |
10 | But how could I get on to it ? |
11 | But how could I get it there ? |
12 | But how could I get a fire going fast enough to catch them ? |
13 | But how could I have explained my actions to Mum , having promised to turn up and see her ? |