Example sentences of "know how [adj] it is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I want him to know how futile it is for him to try and escape my influence … " |
| 2 | Or we might want to know how cold it is to the nearest °C , in which case we have no choice . |
| 3 | Do you know how far it is to my house from here ? |
| 4 | Er , nobody 's mentioned the religious bias yet , and I do n't know how strong it is in Edinburgh , but in , in Glasgow it is and if people are religiously biased they are ve , very often biased a about other things and I da , I think people should adopt an attitude of live and let live ! |
| 5 | You should know how lonely it is for us . ’ |
| 6 | So long as you know how far it is to the line , and so long as someone is calling out the time to the start , you just need to judge your speed correctly . |
| 7 | She said this with a certain violence , and Clara 's attention quickened , for she thought she was about to witness the emergence of one of the buried conflicts of which she had heard so much : but Mrs Denham said quickly , " For goodness sake , Clelia , you know how good it is for me to have James around , it takes me back to those lovely days when you were all so small and docile . " |
| 8 | We all know how difficult it is for scientists to obtain their due recognition . |
| 9 | You know how difficult it is for two women to live together , especially if they 're mother and daughter . |
| 10 | We all know how difficult it is for members of the security forces and their families , and we should now be aware that they are at risk all the time . |
| 11 | Unfortunately many employees also know how difficult it is for us to stop them simply imposing changes without agreement from the people that are affected . |
| 12 | I 've got a sale to go to at nine , and you know how difficult it is for me to get back to sleep once I 've been woken . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I know how difficult it is in London — I suppose tropical fruits would be allowed ? ’ |
| 14 | We all know how vital it is for good health . |
| 15 | Well , thanks for yours , I hope you I know how precious it is at meetings . |
| 16 | If I can understand people after twenty five thirty years in sales and marketing listening to people on the phone and knowing how important it is in this then I then that 's fine . |
| 17 | ‘ He tells me I wo n't be able to go on like this , but he knows how important it is to my life , ’ Edwards reasoned . |