Example sentences of "how [pron] was [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stephen Whitley 's widow Constance Whitley , 34 , told Cheshire 's deputy Coroner John Pollard , how she was in their terrace home in Mill Lane , Great Sutton , on the evening of March 4 , when she was alerted to the fire by sounds coming from the garage , a few yards from the house . |
| 2 | That 's how it was with me and badgers then . |
| 3 | That 's how it was with me and I know it was true for many others . |
| 4 | That 's how it was with her husband , Derrick . |
| 5 | ‘ Which is how it was with my husband and me . |
| 6 | She did not feel angry with him : she could imagine how it was for him : woman after woman after woman , all the same , all different , weeping on occasion for fear , boredom , pain , frustration , humiliation . |
| 7 | ‘ You read Mark 's letter , felt for him , saw his side , which is entirely understandable , but did you give Luke a chance to explain , tell you how it was for him ? ’ |
| 8 | I can only tell you how it was for me . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh , Mama , is this how it was for you ? ’ she murmured aloud to the empty room . |
| 10 | But Mark was down ; he wrote to you and told you how it was from his point of view , with his perspective . |
| 11 | What I do n't understand , ’ he added softly , ‘ is why you did n't give me a chance to tell you how it was from my point of view . |
| 12 | That 's how it was in them days . |