Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [vb mod] [pers pn] [adv] [vb infin] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | How might she still resolve the dispute by creative thinking ? |
2 | How could they possibly assess the value of the trinkets being imported — suitcases and crates crammed with carpets , pictures , furniture , diamonds , strings of pearls , ruby rings , emerald earring , tiaras , silver money transfers -all most every rich person in the country suddenly want this of her money telexed to accounts in Switzerland , Paris London , New York , the Cayman Islands . |
3 | The first approach replied that this was all very well but then how could we ever assess the importance of one variable against another in the overall changes ? |
4 | How could we possibly overlook the Schleyer Halle , the Festhalle , the Rothenbaum and the Rochusclub ? |
5 | She was not proud to have been the cause of splitting her family up ; nor could she forget how her father 's love had turned to disgust ; and how could she easily reveal the shame which she had brought down on the Wards ? |
6 | How could she possibly expect a girl of Cissie 's years to understand how a woman could love so deeply that there seemed no shame in it at all ? |
7 | How could you successfully represent the three tasks mentioned above by using linear notes ? |
8 | ‘ After all , how could I ever possess a brother who was remotely talented ? |
9 | ‘ How could I possibly forget a walk that was so full of — er — incident ? ’ |
10 | The level of ambiguity which inevitably constrained Cipriani , was also to prove to be his Achilles ' heel , for , how could he possibly fulfil the nationalist aspirations of the people before he resolved the problem of how to be a patriotic West Indian , and loyal to the Empire at the same time ? |
11 | ‘ How could he possibly let a little innocent girl be bullied and tormented ? ’ |
12 | How could he ever become a peacemaker ? |
13 | How would you personally describe the term ‘ electronic office ’ ? |
14 | ‘ How will you ever meet a prospective father for your children if you 're never in one place for more than a week or two ? ’ |
15 | When you learn that love is something you must do without , that close attachments to other human beings is a sign of weakness and that expressions of emotion are deeply shameful , how will you ever manage the openness , honesty and compromise that a close relationship demands ? |
16 | So back in nineteen eighty seven looked at the application models of client server and network computing and said , How can we better address the needs of client server ? |
17 | For musicians , the lure of the West must be strong , and for reasons as understandable as basic working conditions and standard of living , but as a result we stand at a crossroads : how can we possibly avoid the continuing standardization of orchestral , instrumental and vocal production , and continue to have the opportunity of hearing music played in a style and tradition for which it was probably originally conceived . |
18 | How can we possibly sustain the change process for seven years ? |
19 | How can we then translate the success of its print-based activities into electronic publishing ? |
20 | Surely the whole point about Telecasters is that they 're tough , they 're basic and they sound ace , and how can you really play a Tele if you 're worried about scratching the thing ? |
21 | The more he reads , the more certain he is that it 's garbage — and how can you diplomatically conduct a love affair with a poet whose work you view in that light ? |
22 | How can I ever become a good painter when I know so little geometry and mathematics ? |
23 | ‘ How can I possibly tell the chaplain that the spirit of a dead man is trying to telephone him ? ’ |
24 | How can I possibly make a career for myself when you keep on , nag , nag , nag , about patches of mould on the ceiling ? ’ |
25 | Then , as he shook his head at her disbelievingly , she demanded , ‘ Why must you always believe the worst of me ? ’ |
26 | So why should we not pass the benefits of these savings back to the members ? |
27 | And you , ’ she added , greatly daring — but , since the Master was quizzing her so relentlessly , why should she not quiz the Master ? |
28 | But why should he alone make the headlines ? |
29 | Why should you not take a high place in the home of your ancestors ? ’ |
30 | Why could they not heal the boy ? |