Example sentences of "i [Wh adv] i [vb mod] " in BNC.
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1 | Before I pay a lot of money to try and get this problem sorted out , maybe you can tell me how I might be able to control this problem . |
2 | I remember that within 10 minutes of our first conversation , Christopher asked me how I would feel if we closed down the Birmingham head office — his view was that the way to change the company 's culture was to close the headquarters and start again somewhere else . |
3 | And at the end of the first week he asked me how I would feel if we sold the domestic appliances businesses ( the most profitable part of the group at the time ) , and I said I did n't know how he had got to that so fast , but that it was fine with me . |
4 | If you ask me how I would indulge myself if forced to , I suppose I would put some comfortable footwear near the top of the list . |
5 | 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 ? |
6 | Frank came up to me and started telling me how I should run it . |
7 | Arrogant bully ! … trying to tell me how I should pass my time and with whom I should pass it . |
8 | Please tell me how I can arrange my valuable wardrobe space so that I 'm able to get the most out of it ? |
9 | Perhaps you can advise me how I can stop thinking about that horrible book . |
10 | Please share with me how I can pray for you . |
11 | " Do tell me how I can help you . " |
12 | Tell me how I can make it up to her . ’ |
13 | Tell me how I can help , and when the party is to be . ’ |
14 | ‘ But would you care to tell me how I could turn it round , since the snow 's narrowed the width of the road to a single track ? |
15 | Cos she 'd ask me how I 'd know . |
16 | But if you 're that clever , then , Master Fox , you tell me why I 'll not take you . ’ |
17 | ‘ He proceeded to spend four minutes telling me why I could n't have the job , and then said , ‘ I 'm sorry , my time is more or less up now ’ . |
18 | ‘ Okay , Bunny , do tell me why I should n't ask after Ken . ’ |
19 | More importantly for for you is that would I be taking a hell of a chance in putting Patrick into selling advertising when the background there is is not necessarily there erm tell me why I should ? |
20 | ‘ Ah , but I need to know for sure , you see , because I have some doubts , and before you ask me why I should be so concerned I will assure you that this time it is partly for my own self-esteem that I would like to know . ’ |
21 | Can you give me their names and tell me where I might find them ? ’ |
22 | Please can you tell me where I may purchase some dog 's tooth violets . |
23 | ‘ I have a curiosity , small and bouncy swimmer — can you tell me where I 'll find Aurora and her Amazing Acrobats ? |
24 | If I ai n't in the square then do n't ask me where I will be |
25 | ‘ Can you tell me where I can find Mrs Dorothy Fanshawe ? ’ |
26 | ‘ Can you tell me where I can see about getting a bed ? ’ |
27 | I would be grateful if you could tell me where I can get hold of such posters . |
28 | " Tell me where I can find the seneschal in all this racket . " |
29 | " Then tell me where I can find the seneschal . " |
30 | ‘ Can you tell me where I can get hold of Father Racy ? ’ |