先看另外句子:howeverstrangethesepeoplemaybe,itisourdutytobeaspolitetothemastotheothers.”

forhowevertheviolenceofhisadmirationhadconqueredeveryobstacle,hehadalwaysthought,withreluctanceandconcern,ofthesupposedobscurityofherfamilyandconnections.当然此句中的for的词性与runningfor中的for的词性不一样。

首先,however一般引导状语从句,让步状语。这种从句能不能放到介词后面,应该可以:Ishallrunhometomymother,,,mightiestofcolonels,andmurdererofhowevermanyitis!

如同下面:

thinkofwhatyoulove;thinkofwhyyoulovedhim.这种及类似应该好理解。beforerunningforhoweverlongtheyusuallyexercised这里的howeverlongtheyusuallyexercised本质是个状语从句,但是由于在介词后面,所以转变为了名词性从句(从句在不同位置,性质不一样)。

最后,能不能将however理解为一形式上类似very的副词的词,另外理解了。