Example sentences of "how [adv] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Emphasize that it does not matter how badly one reads the paragraph as long as the situation is not avoided . |
| 2 | When we look at the English writing system we see how badly it fits the spoken language . |
| 3 | And George Seferis saw also , when Eliot was inscribing a book , " how nervously he grasped the pen " . |
| 4 | Their fortunes depend entirely on how effectively they wield the bludgeon at their disposal ; in fact , a military representative may be gaoled for accepting shoddy goods . |
| 5 | It is at present difficult to say how effectively they controlled the flow of petitions . |
| 6 | The success of any such endeavour rests in how effectively it captures the essence of the times ; Storia overall has a distinct 80s feel to it . |
| 7 | Dismissing the argument that the directives were unreasonable , perverse or out of proportion , the judge said that perhaps the most startling feature of them was how little they restricted the supply of the ‘ oxygen of publicity ’ to the specified organisations . |
| 8 | Lord Donaldson said a startling feature of the directives was how little they restricted the supply of the ‘ oxygen of publicity ’ to the organisations specified . |
| 9 | And how little they realised the implications of such a narrow win . |
| 10 | For Opposition Members to suggest that we should have nuclear weapons but not the ability to test shows how little they understand the responsibility that lies with a nuclear power . |
| 11 | It is made all the more aggravating when people living inside the city know how little it costs the authorities outside the city to do precisely the same job . |
| 12 | I would like you to know how greatly we valued the very full part you took in our National Conference at Dunblane at the weekend . |
| 13 | And as for those millions and millions of us who chose Jesse Jackson as our candidate , we would have to be deaf , dumb and blind not to notice how much we scared the currently powerful . |
| 14 | The challenge that many of us face today is that we have a choice — whether or not we go out to work , how much domestic machinery we use , how much we involve the rest of the family in housework , whether or not we employ someone else to do the cleaning , how many take-away meals are put on the table , and so on . |
| 15 | The accompanying letter said how much they enjoyed the tour of Springfields and said Eric could pass on the sticker to his son . |
| 16 | Attendance on the Conservative Back Benches is thin to say the least , especially when the Government tell us how much they support the coal industry . |
| 17 | It is not clear to what degree the kinship defenders would want to preserve the link with biological parents who are in no way the psychological parents as well — that is , how much they value the blood tie as such . |
| 18 | People will understate how much they value the good in order to reduce their own payments , just as in a private market . |
| 19 | Just how much people will switch out of sterling depends on how much they think the exchange rate will depreciate . |
| 20 | Reaction to last year 's Fun Factory , she said , was excellent , with children and parents saying how much they welcomed the event . |
| 21 | There are days when members approach me , and say how much they enjoy the club members who thank me for enriching their lives . |
| 22 | It has been suggested that from time to time , sound engineers should show staff how much they pollute the environment and by means of this simple measurement , educate staff to prevent noise pollution . |
| 23 | I 'd like that allowance to be related very much to how much everybody thinks the work 's going to be er , going to cost which is initially worked out by the estimator . |
| 24 | He admitted that the ending of PRT rebates might make it more costly to drill wells confirming the size of the field , but added : ‘ We look at the production side rather than exploration and we also look at how much it costs the Government . ’ |
| 25 | If I asked for money from my husband he would talk of all the expenses , of how much it cost the family to keep me . |
| 26 | We need to know the costs of making the world a little safer , and we need to encourage society to make a decision about how much it values the benefits . |
| 27 | Erm , we had an example advert early on that we actually read through , for the simple reason of finding how long it was going to take , so we had a target as to how long we needed the advert to be very early on and we could work to that . |
| 28 | Where the requirement for additional labour can be specified precisely , and the organisation knows precisely how long it requires the staff concerned , fixed-term contracts are most appropriate . |
| 29 | Some have done better than others , but there 's just the physical reality of how long it takes the lower two strings to speak — it 's going to take a few milliseconds for that to happen . |
| 30 | By comparing similar projects and their slopes along the graph , one learns how long it takes the organization to transform an idea into a business reality . |