Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] how [pers pn] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even as his broken body had followed its spirit into the night woods , there had been something about him : his fingers flexed just so , as if signalling to her ; a frown on his face , as if he was struggling to turn his eyes to the woman by the fire ; a sparkle in those eyes , the dead eyes , the tears that said how he longed to stay . |
| 2 | At Watford Gap , though , everything was fine , and a nice tea lady saw my shirt and asked how we 'd got on . |
| 3 | The obituaries published in Britain , on the Continent and in America all acknowledged him as the originator of military precision dancing and reported how he had dominated a whole era of show business . |
| 4 | Last year , Thomas asked for a Mental Health Review Tribunal — and told how he had staged his madman act . |
| 5 | Dr Bellamy gave a spirited call for the preservation of an area he considers to be one of the top 10 botanical sites in the world and told how he had sat in the rainforest imagining he was a dinosaur . |
| 6 | ‘ Binge ’ diary Week 1 Decided to give up vomiting ; binged three times 2–3 Noticed that when stressed by children she turned to food and binged 4–5 Binged only once each week 6–7 Returned home and observed how she wanted to please her parents 8–9 On holiday , eating three meals a day — discovered she did not put on weight . |
| 7 | She thought how long and lean they were , a true artist 's hands , and remembered how they had felt when he touched her . |
| 8 | She unfolded the tissue , displayed its contents and explained how she had come to find them . |
| 9 | He just reported that you were asking questions , and explained how he 'd dealt with it . |
| 10 | She thought about the Josephs , apparently guilty of an especially heartless and greedy crime , and wondered how they had got drugs into the United States and whether they would ever do so again . |
| 11 | He looked about him as he made his way through , horrified by the squalor , the ugliness of everything he saw , and wondered how he had stood it . |
| 12 | Jessamy closed her eyes and wondered how she had lived without this sweet physical contact for so long . |