Example sentences of "how [adj] you would " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may have already decided what sort of walking boots to buy , but the shop assistant will , with barely disguised contempt , correct you , telling you how foolish you would have been to buy such footwear , how lucky it was you came here first , and convincing you that for only an extra £65 you can have the boot you really need . |
| 2 | To look at her you would have thought that she had her life perfectly in control — but how wrong you would have been . |
| 3 | If you work out how much you would have spent in the bar , clubbing or eating out over the weekend and subtract it from the cost of the trip it all seems cheaper than ever . |
| 4 | That 's how much you would have fucking paid me anyway ! |
| 5 | Depends how much you 'd use it , but I would n't be without mine . |
| 6 | how much er you 'd got and how much you 'd got coming in and how much you 'd , you 'd you know , your , what your erm commitments were and |
| 7 | That was said in anger and confusion because I did n't want you to know how much you 'd hurt me ! ’ |
| 8 | Well write , write down how much you 'd save and how much you 'd spend on sweets , how much you 'd spend on presents , how much on stationery . |
| 9 | Well write , write down how much you 'd save and how much you 'd spend on sweets , how much you 'd spend on presents , how much on stationery . |
| 10 | Well write , write down how much you 'd save and how much you 'd spend on sweets , how much you 'd spend on presents , how much on stationery . |
| 11 | If you , if you had one pound fifty how much you 'd spend on these different things . |
| 12 | And Claire if you work out if you had a pound how much you 'd spend on each different one just as you did here . |
| 13 | Come and tell me how much you 'd like . |
| 14 | Think how many you 'd need . |
| 15 | ‘ How elegant you would look all in grey — like a little nun . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ And then he talked about how amazed you would be if you knew who Oliver really was . ’ |
| 17 | Think how irritated you would be if you began reading a story with the opening sentence ‘ They were cooking apples . ’ |
| 18 | Imagine how surprised you 'd be if a dodo popped up in your back garden . |