Example sentences of "how [pers pn] [verb] to [be] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | We began by asking her how she came to be in broadcasting . |
| 2 | ‘ They felt that in the appreciation I had somehow caught what she was about , this thing about how she loved to be in Cornwall and loved to wear her scruffy clothes and wellington boots . |
| 3 | yes , I know that , but I 'm just explaining how we come to be in Liverpool ! |
| 4 | In this next example two Polish boys are telling an English girl how they came to be in France during World War Two : |
| 5 | Indeed , Creggan soon found out that none of the eagles seemed to like talking about where they came from or how they came to be in the Cages . |
| 6 | He said : ‘ When police officers attended the scene it became apparent that the media were also in attendance — how they came to be in attendance is not known and not through any action on our part . |
| 7 | I asked Maureen about this strange and spectacular bird , and she told me how it came to be in her care . |
| 8 | When questioned , Mr Bence said he had never seen the trophy cabinet in his life , and was at a loss to explain how it came to be in the director 's Portakabin . |
| 9 | We do n't know who the man was , let alone how he came to be in the river . |
| 10 | No one saw how he came to be in the water . |