Example sentences of "how [det] [noun] [pron] had be " in BNC.
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| 1 | His erstwhile subordinate had been raised to a position of considerable power now , and he would no doubt recall how little mercy he had been shown by his former Controller . |
| 2 | Jehan pondered the circumstances , and he saw how few alternatives there had been . |
| 3 | We were interested to see how far proposals were concentrated on particular aspects of the curriculum ( as opposed to an across-the-curriculum approach ) , how much participation there had been in arriving at the proposal , whether information-handling skills were recognised , and so on . |
| 4 | However , Lois Maxwell , who played the ever-loyal Miss Moneypenny , says , ‘ Diana and I had lunch together and after eating some shrimps she realized how much garlic there had been in them . |
| 5 | On walking into the Stop Hinkley Centre , Marshall introduced himself with typical candour as ‘ the enemy ’ , then launched into a long shaggy dog story about how much opposition there had been to a hydro-electric scheme in Snowdonia . |
| 6 | Huy was wondering how much truth there had been in what Ipuky had said about his sons . |
| 7 | As they had passed by Du Cane Road , where the entrance to Wormwood Scrubs prison was , she had been reminded of how many times she had been there , visiting either her husband or one of the older boys . |
| 8 | By the end of the " thirties , Aunt Tossie wondered for how many years she had been paying for interesting yearlings , and with very uninteresting results . |