Example sentences of "of [Wh adv] [adj] it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His words were enough to throw Lucy into a state of thoughtfulness , forcing her to become aware of how impossible it would be to drag this man within yards of his stepmother — and how futile it would be for herself to harbour any emotional feelings towards him . |
| 2 | When she wrote Catherine 's name she started to cry , but the thought of how ludicrous it would be , how corny , if a tear got on the note and smudged the biro , stopped her . |
| 3 | ‘ That is what she has asked me to try and find out , ’ said Melissa , acutely aware of how absurd it must sound . |
| 4 | Only Ana 's predicament made it possible — that and a sneaky feeling of how wonderful it would be to get the better of el conde . |
| 5 | But it was also another uncomfortable reminder of how difficult it will be for Tottenham to replace him . |
| 6 | It quite frequently happens that a horse that has been used to drinking out of a dam or stream , will always refuse water from a trough or bucket , irrespective of how thirsty it may be . |
| 7 | Schmidt waited to see how bad it would be to begin with — a gauge of how bad it might become . |