Example sentences of "how [adv] we [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here , I shall look at some examples of internal linguistic variation in Belfast in ( roughly ) ascending order of generality in order to show how little we can rely on outside norms in preparing a sociolinguistic analysis . |
| 2 | When we were little children how eagerly we used to gather pieces of broken tile , little sticks , and mud with which to build houses and other tiny buildings , and if someone knocked them over , how heartbroken we were and how we cried ! |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't think any of us knew how good he was a t the time , or know yet how much we 'll miss him now . ’ |
| 4 | By precisely how much we shall see when we come to look at the attempts to sell them to private investors . |
| 5 | We correctly anticipated how much we would miss him , but the manner of his passing became him well . |
| 6 | If you are eligible for financial help , we will tell you how much we will pay and make sure you know how much you will pay , before you move . |
| 7 | ‘ You do n't know how much we can throw . ’ |
| 8 | It will have to be the shortened version , I 'm afraid , but you 'll be surprised how much we can cover in a few hours . ’ |
| 9 | And imagine how much we can learn from them ! |
| 10 | The experiments were short-lasting ; and we do n't know how much we can apply figures from medieval England , with small dies of low relief , to the ancient world . |
| 11 | Consequently , there has been a shift in concern away from whether we will survive financially or socially to how much we can reduce financial and other kinds of uncertainty . |
| 12 | It shows how much we could do to address the threat of climate change if we were really serious about saving energy . " |
| 13 | We did have to predict how much we could help ourselves financially and Joan is pleased to report that through the marvellous efforts made through fund-raising this prediction has been achieved . |
| 14 | Until we know what we have signed up to in GATT , it will be difficult to tell how much we must alter the CAP to meet our obligations . |
| 15 | I wonder how long we 'll have this one . |
| 16 | Who knows how long we shall have to wait ? |
| 17 | Michael was livid that Hemmings , in the cloakrooms , seemed to be getting all the way with one of the girls while Crawford/Ingram was off in a corner with another girl — ‘ simply practising how long we could kiss ’ . ’ |
| 18 | The question for us , whatever the situation about Labour Party links , is how long we can continue to argue for our members to support the Labour Party locally and nationally , to pay the political levy to a Party that treats this union and treats union members with utter and absolute contempt . |
| 19 | Just tell us when she 's going , what 's going to happen to her , and how long we can expect her to be there . ’ |
| 20 | Wondering how long we can hold out . |
| 21 | Related to these results is the question of how long we can stay asleep ( in a laboratory that is always equally quiet , dark , and warm ) at different times of the day . |
| 22 | Thus the real question seems not to be whether we should detect the disease but how best we should treat it if it is detected . |
| 23 | On the latter point , my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister made it plain in his statement that we shall explore further with Russia and the other republics how best we can assist in the provision of employment for the scientists within the CIS to prevent them from going abroad . |
| 24 | Safety is always paramount to us in those matters and we are in discussion with them to see how best we can help . |
| 25 | We should like to be constructive and we shall consider with our allies how best we can respond . |
| 26 | Patten also announced a comprehensive package of social and economic reforms , including the establishment of a monetary authority to ensure monetary stability , the establishment of a business council to advise the Governor " on how best we can sustain our economic growth " , a review of freedom of information and press laws , the introduction of a citizens ' charter to make bureaucracy more accountable , and the abolition of capital punishment . |
| 27 | Once we have finalised our response to the Welsh Office , I think it would be very useful if we could meet you to explore shared interests and clarify how best we can work together on this issue . |
| 28 | QC has agreed to chair a working party to consider how best we can provide for effective sanctions for the nonpayment of subscriptions . |
| 29 | We do n't know how soon we 'll hit fresh water . |
| 30 | I stand on the balcony , apparently musing on this very credible story , but really wondering how soon we can step back inside . |