Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And deliberately provoking it whenever I could without making myself obvious . ’ |
| 2 | Whenever you ca n't do anything alone , use the participative style to gain support . |
| 3 | ‘ A deficient libido brought on by a set of socio-physical determinants manifesting in a psycho-sexual syndrome , whereby you can only achieve sensual gratification through the experience of pain . ’ |
| 4 | She begins one sentence : ‘ Although I have no idea how I shall usefully fill the remainder of my life … ’ |
| 5 | I do n't know how I 'll ever let her go to school . |
| 6 | — you were always a gentleman while you were at Kirkcaldy and that 's how I 'll always think of you , regardless of where you are in the future . |
| 7 | Alec Clifton-Taylor describes this stone as being ‘ absolutely dependable ’ , which is how I would also describe ‘ The Hagge ’ . |
| 8 | Every time I wonder about going to join George and to use my TEFL qualification , I wonder how I would REALLY do teaching English to people , though I guess I have had quite a lot of ad hoc and ungrammatical ( ! ) experience with the various language students who have stayed here . |
| 9 | ‘ You know how I ca n't stand to be fussed over . ’ |
| 10 | And if you 're a er golfer er you might go to the professional and say you know I 'm miss I 'm hooking , you know , can you show me how I ca n't do this ? |
| 11 | I mentioned that I missed my son and how I could n't see him . |
| 12 | Natasha 's father was there and was siding with my mother , saying how I could n't take Natasha , I was an unfit mother and how he was going to get me done . |
| 13 | ‘ Cypress Hill are smoking funk , and they 've rolled it into a fat album featuring ‘ How I Could Just Kill A Man ’ and ‘ Hand On The Pump ’ . |
| 14 | Now , I do n't understand how I could ever have thought I was fat . |
| 15 | I remembered that they had been there all along , and wondered how I could ever have forgotten them . |
| 16 | I could n't understand how I could possibly make the individual pine-needles knit ; it was like trying to carry grain in a net , or water in a cloth . |
| 17 | Talei said later : ‘ I was thrilled to have found my real parents but I did n't know how I could possibly get out there . ’ |
| 18 | They could not understand where I had come from , or how I could possibly survive . |
| 19 | ‘ Only then someone destroyed my confidence , my ability to trust , and , looking at you now , I ca n't for the life of me see how I could possibly have thought myself in love with someone so shallow , so completely self-centred . ’ |
| 20 | As I was unable to see how I could realistically expect students to take responsibility for classes after only six weeks in the School of Education , I decided ( after much self doubt ) to put the students on their first teaching practice in the fourth and fifth years of schools offering our joint GCE O Level/CSE French for Communication syllabus where they would be expected to work with the teachers in a variety of roles . |
| 21 | He was ribbing me about how I could never score against United under him . |
| 22 | ‘ I ca n't see how I can possibly help you , ’ she had said firmly . |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't know how I can ever thank you . |
| 24 | How I can never get through to your programme , never ever ever . |
| 25 | Write a report , warning her briefly of any problems and difficulties of interpretation that might occur and suggest how she might best proceed with the study . |
| 26 | She had not realised how she would never stop needing him but now she could see the future and it was dark . |
| 27 | It was touching to me to see how she would sometimes act helpless because she loved him being , as he often was , masterful with her , as well as tender ; and for his part it was easy to see that he thought her a wonderful woman and admired every inch of her . |
| 28 | Theresa 's had to get a gas mask for little James but she ca n't imagine how she 'd ever put it on the poor child . |
| 29 | She wondered again what sort of trouble he was in and how she could best help . |
| 30 | ‘ Mm , ’ she said , wordless at how she could n't spit out that furious NO ! |