Example sentences of "how [adv] [pron] [verb] to the " in BNC.

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1 An example of how little it matters to the speechreader is the sound of TH as in :
2 How far they were supreme in any new and unprecedented sense , whether their advance can be termed revolutionary , how much they owed to the innovatory genius of Thomas Cromwell are questions still open to dispute .
3 She had never liked the arrangement that had installed her in the Ward household , but having heard the tragic story , and knowing how much it meant to the woman who had rescued her from a life of loneliness , how could she refuse ?
4 I was surprised by how quickly he agreed to the meeting , as though he had some sort of obligation towards me .
5 I note here how eloquently he yields to the muted viola and cello duo at 2'07 ’ , withdrawing his tone to the merest thread of sound , barely grazing the string .
6 ‘ Certainly it is a very poor play — but what a challenge for the actors and how well they rose to the occasion . ’
7 Much may thus depend on how seriously they rise to the challenge .
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