Example sentences of "how [adj] [pers pn] are [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We want Annabelle and Steven to enjoy the things we never had , not to take them for granted , but to appreciate how lucky they are to be able to celebrate like this surrounded by their families and friends . |
| 2 | ‘ Dear friends and relations , I think this is the moment when we should be aware of how lucky we are to be partaking of such excellent food and spare a thought for those less fortunate . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ How lucky we are to be in a band and not having to get up every morning to do a crappy job . |
| 4 | ‘ How lucky we are to be in a band and not having to get up every morning to do a crappy job . |
| 5 | And we appreciate how honoured we are to be among the select few who they chose to share this very special occasion with them . |
| 6 | Finally , it is of great importance to discover more about how the listener 's brain identifies what it receives from the ear ( stages 4 and 5 ) ; many experiments have shown how sensitive we are to very slight acoustic differences and how flexible we are in being able to adjust to very different speakers . |
| 7 | In fact , in interviews , a quick reference to the home town frequently serves them as well as a rhetorical trick : by declaring their provinciality , they can remind you just how surprised they are to be attracting so much attention all of a sudden . |
| 8 | Audiences ' large capacities for ersatz-importance show how eager they are to be deeply stirred ; how easily gulled ; how low the threshold of enjoyment must be set for music of our time . |