Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] how [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't until I 'd bought one and used it that I realised how much it speeded up knitting . |
| 2 | He seemed so weak that I wondered how long he would live . |
| 3 | Once I know how fast my ‘ feeder is emptying , or have made it empty at the pace I require , I cast very frequently for the first twenty minutes or so — as fast as the emptying of the ‘ feeder will allow — and then slow down only just enough to keep a steady trickle of feed through the swim . |
| 4 | He sat on the examination table in his underpants , and I noticed how desperately thin he was getting . |
| 5 | The sun was now high and I noticed how very beautiful were the surroundings . |
| 6 | Dear Boy , It must be very difficult for you sometimes I expect not having anyone and having to do all the shopping and cooking for yourself I know that when I was working I certainly could not have managed on my own , coming home tired and then making dinner your own dinner and then going upstairs to do some more work , what sort of life is that , though I know all about that because of course I did do that for three years almost , and I know how much happier I was when I knew there was someone waiting for me and having the dinner ready and keeping the house clean and all those things , or perhaps you people do n't think those things are important . |
| 7 | I 've gone down hill since then , but she said you know these folks are hard when you 've been out of work for a long while , you 've got ta just get back up and fight again , I said , she said and I know how hard that is , but she said you know , if you can get it going and fit and get in , so |
| 8 | The world is returning to normal , and I wonder how far down the news Deptford will have slipped . |
| 9 | When I reach out to the big mug of coffee on the table , it is cold , and I wonder how long I 've been asleep . |
| 10 | What she told me about vegetable growing meant very little to me , so I can barely recall now what was said , except that she would let me have some strawberries on Monday for my brother 's supper , but I remember how easily the talk went , my unexpected visit serenely taken for granted , with no query as to why I had come . |
| 11 | But I wonder how long the honeymoon will last ? |
| 12 | ‘ Yes it is , my love , but I wonder how long it 'll last ? |
| 13 | A notice requesting people to take their litter with them had been placed , but I wonder how long the shelters will remain neat and tidy . |
| 14 | Well I want , now I want yeah well I understand but I wonder how long since they will leave it she 's already looked for an answ , you know she does n't get an answer , that 's the point , I should think by now he 'd |
| 15 | You kindly reminded the House , Mr. Speaker , that the Consolidated Fund Bill may provide an opportunity to debate the MGN pension fund , but I wonder how far such a debate could go — particularly in respect of references to Mirror Group Newspapers , the Daily Mirror , payments to the Labour party , advertising in Labour party journals , and so on . |
| 16 | I know I say this and I hear others , but I wondered how often the complaint was truly justified . |
| 17 | Vale boss John Rudge said : ‘ We had a bit of luck when that shot from Regis stuck in the mud but I 'm overjoyed for our fans because I know how much it means to beat Stoke . ’ |
| 18 | Because I know how much it hurts you not to have children . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ That 's why I cried a bit when I scored , because I knew how much it meant to them . |
| 20 | Thomas found himself ill-equipped to answer this bidding call effectively : This doubt of myself is the more powerful , because I see how all along my senses are so powerful . |
| 21 | I ca n't wait for you any longer , especially when I consider how long it might take to extricate you from another relationship if I give you time and you use it to involve yourself with Jones or whoever else you might have in mind … |
| 22 | But , he said : ‘ When I see how well the Neighbourhood House is being used it annoys me that the obvious move to expand the service is thwarted by lack of cash . ’ |
| 23 | When I think how long we 've been friends … |
| 24 | ’ I stopped speaking as I noticed how strangely he was staring at me . |
| 25 | I saw a Mummy examined that had been embalmed for 2,000 years ; the embalmer had taken out all the Viscera of the head , Thorax and Abdomen and cut all the flesh off the bones , and the cavities of the Thorax & Abdomen were filled up with Tar , Pitch & c and the form of the leg , Thigh & c were altogether made up of linen Rags dipp 'd in Tar , Pitch , & c so that I have an Opinion that they were allow 'd to carry the dead Body home by pretending to embalm it to preserve the Flesh & c , but you see they either buried or burnt the Flesh : this art always ‘ till lately appeared to me ridiculous as I know how soon putrefaction took place after Death ; since that time I have often thought it would be pleasing if we could fall upon a method of preserving dead Bodies & I thought that mankind in general would wish to have the Bodies of their Friends & c Preserved . |
| 26 | Already I was wishing I 'd never been to see Angy , even though I knew how much being estranged from his family had hurt him and it would mean a lot to him to get the ring back . ’ |