Example sentences of "how [adv] [pron] have [been] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Cunard shipping giant , which also owns the QE2 , limped into port with storm damaged results yesterday , reflecting just how badly it has been blown off course . |
| 2 | ‘ Look how badly it has been done . |
| 3 | The idea of multi-disciplinary group work in such situations is not new ; but it is surprising how rarely it has been used . |
| 4 | ‘ Ardent ? ’ he asked helpfully , and it was n't much later that Hilary realised how skilfully she 'd been diverted . |
| 5 | And how right she had been to lie ! |
| 6 | As the man unfolded his tall frame and stood up , slinging a dusty jacket over one broad shoulder , Folly realised how right she had been to see him as formidable . |
| 7 | That there has been a consistent theme to British economic policy over many years is clear ; how successfully it has been implemented within the EEC is more obscure . |
| 8 | we only went out for forty minutes , we were surprised how long we 'd been gone |
| 9 | What I 'd like you to do , is to try and put into words , what the main problems are at the moment , when they occur , where they occur , and how long they 've been going on for ’ . |
| 10 | Well it 's how long they 've been going , I suppose . |
| 11 | Ruth had no idea how long they had been driving when Sean turned the horses off the road on to a narrow side track . |
| 12 | It was n't until later , when Robyn heard Anne 's key in the lock , that she realised just how long she had been staring into space , miserably going over and over the disastrous weekend , in a futile attempt to try and put it all back into some sort of perspective . |
| 13 | She did n't know how long she 'd been lying there . |
| 14 | er do you know the er , it looked a fairly new building , I do n't know how long it had been going , she 's a member of the something club |
| 15 | It makes me wonder just how long it 's been going on , or if it was merely a way to get Calder out of an awkward situation . ’ |
| 16 | So to find out how much you 've used , you 've got to multiply it by how long you 've been using it for . |
| 17 | So he 's realized how long you 've been waiting ? |
| 18 | Potential regional final hosts should tell us how long you 've been running exemption shows and give as much background information as possible . |
| 19 | Then they continue , they hand you the tape , you ask them a few questions , like what the band 's called , how long you 've been working together , and bla bla bla , and then erm , I think I I 'm actually doing it with Kent and James and they 're not thick . |
| 20 | He did not know how long he had been sleeping but woke up hungry and decided to sneak into the kitchens for a tin of soup . |
| 21 | Isabel wondered how long he 'd been sitting there — intent , watchful , waiting . |
| 22 | I had no idea how long he 'd been standing there . |
| 23 | How long he 'd been sleeping rough no one could tell . |
| 24 | His listeners heard all the details of Oliver 's illegitimate birth , and how generously he had been treated as a workhouse orphan . |
| 25 | Luce froze , realising how easily she 'd been lulled into a false sense of security . |
| 26 | He broke the engagement , stunned by how easily he 'd been duped by her . |
| 27 | How easy it had been to mislead him , as he produced his apologetic arguments and justifications . |
| 28 | Strange , how easy it had been to accept the harshness of the training depot and the lessons she had learned . |
| 29 | In addition , WGPT 's Permanent Downhole Readout product line has excellent potential for the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico , as evidenced by how quickly we have been awarded the Tahoe project contract by Shell in New Orleans ’ . |
| 30 | I understand how deeply you 've been hurt , must still be hurting , but … ’ |