Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [adj] [pers pn] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still , I marvel at how eagerly and easily a chub will bite , considering how shy they are in all other respects . |
| 2 | I failed to see how tolerant he was of me , with my callow questioning of everything : I flinched under the coldness of his eye , yet did not perceive his isolation . |
| 3 | Many Japanese failed to appreciate the background of Western social customs or realize how ill-suited they were to Japan . |
| 4 | Isabella had sought the removal of the Despensers , which had been achieved , yet Edward 's whole reign had shown how resilient he was in these circumstances , and recent years had demonstrated the extent of his power and the ferocity of his vengeance . |
| 5 | She must not say no , must not reveal how absurd it was to ‘ take ’ tea in a ‘ drawing ’ room . |
| 6 | I ca n't begin to say how supportive she was at that time . ’ |
| 7 | It depends first on what you 've been doing in those 29 years , whether you 're willing to get new skills if necessary , and finally , how persistent you are in your job search . |
| 8 | You surely must know for yourself just how terrific you are on stage . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ How cruel you are in speaking thus , my lord ! ’ she said reproachfully , having no defence against such an argument . |
| 10 | On behalf of CPRW , I would like to say how grateful we are for your request to the Trustees of Mrs L D Rope 's Second Charitable Settlement to consider making a donation to CPRW . |
| 11 | He used the pause to say how grateful he was to my aunt for deciding to take his case . |
| 12 | After take-off Beaton surveyed his surroundings : ‘ Silk-lined walls , arm chairs like Pullmans , various compartments for eating , sleeping , smoking — this is the aircraft that took Churchill to America … how grateful I am to be among the lucky ones on the last lap for home . ’ |
| 13 | To show you how grateful I am to you , I 'm offering to explain how to make it — then you will be able to destroy all your enemies ! ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I shall try to think of some way of showing how grateful I am for your bravery . |
| 15 | I want to show you how grateful I am for that . ’ |
| 16 | In passing , I would like to say how grateful I was for this friendly and sympathetic , as well as informative , advice from the Humanist Association . |
| 17 | I should like to say how grateful I was to the kind gentleman who pulled me clear . |
| 18 | ‘ You must show cookie here how grateful you are for all the trouble she 's taken . ’ |
| 19 | You know , when she came to visit me when I was in bed a couple of weeks ago she was asking erm how grateful she was to your parents for |
| 20 | She wanted to show how grateful she was for this second chance . |
| 21 | Did they suspect how mixed-up she was in her feelings for Robert ? |
| 22 | 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 ! |
| 23 | Belinda put it down on the nearest table and sat there , shaking and desperately trying not to show how upset she was over Deana 's blunt accusation . |
| 24 | I can understand how upset you were after expecting to make your home with her . |
| 25 | after my second week he said I 'd got the gift of the gab or something and I always manage to wind people round my finger and always always get what I want and everything and I always took my way out of shit and I heard this from Matt , you can imagine how upset I was like on my I tell you er I heard about it on the field weekend cos I was here and Matt was here as well and , and I just thought my God I 've been friends with this bloke , we were having baths together when we were like two years old and , and I 've known him all my life and if you ca n't trust him well where does the , where , well you know , who can you trust ? |
| 26 | Now I 've found out how hopeless I am on my own … ’ |
| 27 | He could see how hopeless it was for her . |
| 28 | Why do n't I do the first half and you have an early night , and I 'll wake you at two o'clock ? ’ , knowing full well how awful it is to be woken out of a deep sleep at 2am to start work . |
| 29 | Every day couples meet who are amazed at how right they are for each other — proof that Dateline works ! |
| 30 | At that moment , for all his professionalism , he had no idea how right he was to be . |