Example sentences of "[verb] how old [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dorothea realised that she did not know how old Alida was but it must be around her own age . |
| 2 | This chap with the leg or something who wants to see you said something about being or having been a patient , but not being here as one now , and as he 's loaded with flowers for you and I did n't know how Old Red would take it , I used the sterilizer . ’ |
| 3 | She gives her half-laugh and tells me she does n't know how old people generally are when they get married . |
| 4 | so I said , she 's the same age as me , she said god , she looked much older than you I said yeah I know , I says it cheers you up doing surgery do n't it seeing all these people that look terrible for their age , so she says well I though she looked older than me , I says yes she does look older , I do n't have , I do n't know how old Sue is , I think she 's forty , I think she 's forty , but this woman she 's got long hair |
| 5 | Young Neil told how old man Allen one day for a bet had drawn a line across a bar-room floor at the Black Horse and challenged all comers to cross it . ’ |
| 6 | We agree that medical technology complicates end of life decisions , but do not see how old age and cancer should indicate an increased use of MDEL or LAWER . |
| 7 | A recent report showed how older workers bear the brunt of economic recession . |
| 8 | You know how old Lexy is , for goodness ’ sake . |
| 9 | I know how old mummy is |
| 10 | I know how old mummy is , she 's forty |
| 11 | Later child psychologists have noted how older children find and hang on to a favoured object such as a rag . |
| 12 | However , before any such activities can be successful it is important to understand how older people conceptualize their health . |
| 13 | He was started flirting with me saying how older women turn on . |
| 14 | He knew how old Sixsmith was . |
| 15 | In a more commonplace example , it does not take much imagination to see how old people may see their contribution to society as substantially diminished and their dependence increased , at a time when technological advances present an older generation with a succession of mysteries related to daily living . |
| 16 | As long as they are aged 18 , they do n't care how old school governors are : what a pleasingly ironic relief to find schools , devoted to children , are more relaxed and progressive about old age than many other bodies . |