Example sentences of "how [modal v] i [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How should I not be discovered ? |
| 2 | How could I not feel it ? |
| 3 | ‘ How could I not be ? |
| 4 | How could I not be when I thought of Mum Lying there in that bed day after day , completely wrecked by Dad having run off with another woman ? |
| 5 | How could I not have been happy for him ? |
| 6 | How could I not ? |
| 7 | He sent me the first Education sentimentale ; I was not greatly impressed , but how could I not praise it ? |
| 8 | ‘ How could I not ? |
| 9 | I 'm all for missing hockey — how could I not be when my class coined a special place in the team-list for me : ‘ Lipman IVb . |
| 10 | How could I not have known ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ How could I not , ’ said Sally-Anne , ‘ with Matey hard on my trail ? |
| 12 | ‘ How could I not ? ’ he countered . |
| 13 | ‘ How could I not feel sorry for him ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ How could I even think of it when you dog my every step ? |
| 15 | How could I ever have thought La Tartine d'Albertine would make a good title ? he wrote . |
| 16 | How could I ever work for this man again anyway ? |
| 17 | How could I ever forget ! ’ said Mark , holding a hand over his eyes . |
| 18 | Indeed , how could I ever go back to Bristol without having done my prep ? |
| 19 | How could I ever listen to office gossip |
| 20 | ‘ My dear Mildred , how could I ever forget you . |
| 21 | ‘ How could I ever forget ? |
| 22 | As the landlady 's footsteps died away , Miss Malcolm ( how could I ever , did I ever , think of her as ‘ Miss Malcolm ? ’ ) stirred . |
| 23 | ‘ How could I ever forget ? |
| 24 | How could I ever have trusted her ? |
| 25 | It 's so utterly impossible — even if I could overcome the physical thing , how could I ever look in any way but down on him ? |
| 26 | The thought still brought a pain : for how could I ever truly forget you , my love ? |
| 27 | How could I ever question what I 'm doing ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ How could I ever love that stupid girl ? ’ he asked . |
| 29 | ‘ After all , how could I ever possess a brother who was remotely talented ? |
| 30 | How could I ever explain to them and how could I tell Jennifer ? |