Example sentences of "how [adj] [pron] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | He forgets how annoying he can be and you know he swings the other way . |
| 2 | He contrasted these with the force of the wild where ‘ man is made unwillingly acquainted with his own weakness , and meditation shows him how little he can sustain , and how little he can perform ’ . |
| 3 | He contrasted these with the force of the wild where ‘ man is made unwillingly acquainted with his own weakness , and meditation shows him how little he can sustain , and how little he can perform ’ . |
| 4 | A new brochure from John Guest shows how pleasant it can be to carry out plumbing work using JG Speedfit Fittings . |
| 5 | Many of us fail to realise just how prejudiced we can be , for our prejudices can take on very subtle forms . |
| 6 | They 're bound to take to Filmer too , you know how civilized he can seem , and I do n't suppose news of the trial got much attention here since it collapsed almost before it began . |
| 7 | People might not understand , you know how peculiar they can be . |
| 8 | Politicians of all parties should realise how foolish they can be . |
| 9 | We 're off to see how high we can get up the Hochhauser . |
| 10 | See how high you can raise them . |
| 11 | Any how this we can fix . |
| 12 | It shows you how wrong you can be , and what you can do if you fight your fear and try . |
| 13 | It just shows how wrong you can be . |
| 14 | She is pleasant enough but how reliable I can not say and I am not depending on her for the birth . |
| 15 | Then we 'll see how defensible we can make this place . ’ |
| 16 | I did n't know how dangerous they can be , and you did n't tell me ! ’ |
| 17 | Most young people do n't know how dangerous they can be |
| 18 | He knows better than most how dangerous it can be . |
| 19 | Show people how clever you can be . |
| 20 | Find out early on how dark you can make the hall . |
| 21 | We all know how uncomfortable it can be when dental fillings fall out and crowns become loose . |
| 22 | So I mean there is a limit to how much we can earn , you know bonus-wise . |
| 23 | We do n't require much more energy for cooking than we ever have , because our demand for cooking is essentially determined by how much we can eat . |
| 24 | There 's a limit as to how much we can do for half the people in this committee are members |
| 25 | There 's other associates who like to know beforehand roughly how much they can provide for people by way of life cover and living assurance , so that they can give the people some idea , or maybe want to sit in front of them and use the rate book to give them some idea . |
| 26 | oh yes , and , and er it 's amazing those few seconds , how much they can relieve pain and suffering , if you can get people out quickly and , and take away the , the trouble from them . |
| 27 | I says , Well er we 're going about here , the two shunters are going about here and they 're vying with each other to see how much they can ignore me . |
| 28 | If you think about the taxation issue , you know , the government in Westminster exercises very stringent controls over what local governments can spend , how much they can borrow , what they spend it on erm if they do n't like it they apply financial sanctions to , to local governments and if they really get up their nose they abolish the local government altogether . |
| 29 | For the rejects , Mr Sundlun 's next decision will be to decide how quickly temporary closure becomes permanent , and by how much he can limit the cost to Rhode Island taxpayers . |
| 30 | There 's no set figure as to how much he can spend . |