Example sentences of "how [verb] [noun] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ How did Bill know where to find me tonight ? ’ |
| 32 | ‘ So how did Hugh die ? ’ he persisted when she did n't say any more . |
| 33 | How did Doris strike you ? |
| 34 | ‘ How did Celeste fit into all this ? ’ |
| 35 | Opinions are apparently divided on ( 57 ) , some speakers favouring ( 58 ) ( a ) , others ( 58 ) ( b ) , and a good number seem to feel slightly uncomfortable with both : ( 57 ) Mario seemed regretful ( 58 ) ( a ) what did Mario seem ? ( b ) how did Mario seem ? |
| 36 | ‘ So how did Hyde get in ? ’ |
| 37 | How did wings get their start ? |
| 38 | How did Meehan come into it , I asked ? |
| 39 | How did Kate fit into the picture ? |
| 40 | Or again suppose we overhear the following exchange : ( 26 ) A : How did Harry fare in court the other day ? |
| 41 | How did Simon have owt to do with that ? ’ |
| 42 | But if they did n't speak with tongues how did Simon know that they had received the Holy Spirit ? |
| 43 | How did Sixsmith keep going ? |
| 44 | How did Stapleton get Mrs Lyons to help him ? |
| 45 | How did Stapleton die ? |
| 46 | So how did Yukawa dare to make such a revolutionary proposal ? |
| 47 | How did genes influence the characteristics of organisms ? |
| 48 | So how did Socinus see God 's forgiveness operating ? |
| 49 | ‘ How did Plummer know I was here ? ’ |
| 50 | ‘ How did Iraq get into these championships anyway ? ’ |
| 51 | ‘ How did Syl propose ? ’ asked Lili . |
| 52 | But when we understand the adjective to be a predicate qualifier , so that the sentence is the counterpart to how did Reg run the engine ? , then it describes a different ( and , in engineering terms , presumably worse ) situation , in which he forces the engine to operate when it is already dry . |
| 53 | How did Beatrix know your address ? ’ |
| 54 | He lived locally , so how did neighbours view his job here ? |
| 55 | How did Jamie know ? |
| 56 | How did Yugoslavia get into this mess ? |
| 57 | Ian Paisley was one potential leader of the right wing , but there were others and a key question that has to be asked in any explanation of Paisley 's career is ‘ how did Paisley triumph over other right-wing unionist figures ? ’ |
| 58 | ‘ How did Caro come to be sharing this boat with you ? ’ she asked . |
| 59 | " How did Hume explain the organized complexity of the living world ? " , |
| 60 | By the way , how did Pam get to know perhaps the second most powerful man on earth ? |