Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh adv] [pron] could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gleam in the missionary 's eye suggested that Jaq 's account of how much he could perceive — ‘ Even to a glimpse of the Emperor 's beacon ? ’ — and of how he could hide his own spark of phosphorescence , meant that this lad was singularly blessed . |
| 2 | And I was thinking awful things — like how I could get my revenge … ’ |
| 3 | When pressed by the defence on how he could see what was happening in the dark the man replied : ‘ I was reared without lights . |
| 4 | Depending on your interpretation he was either cleverly biding his time , or drifting , baffled as to how he could top his past work . |
| 5 | Roger quickly joined both ropes together and we descended the 300 feet to where I could follow our steps without difficulty to the foot of the crag . |
| 6 | Slowly Lachlan moved to the side , to where he could see his two wives , one on his left , one to his right . |
| 7 | She saw the short , powerful figure come out of the dark of the hall , to where she could examine his face in the light from the streetlamps . |
| 8 | In philosophy , ‘ realism ’ ( usually with a small ‘ r ’ ) is broadly the view that whether a thing exists is a question about the world independent of questions about how we could know it or what statements concerning the thing mean . |
| 9 | Think about how you could say who you are . |
| 10 | Vi knew it too , for how she could prevent it she was too shaken , at the moment , even to contemplate . |