Example sentences of "how [noun prp] had [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the absence of anything so spectacular , the most impressive parts of the speech were those which declared how Germany had successfully surmounted the most severe test in the previous winter , and those indicating the exploitation of the material resources of the occupied territories and giving rise to hopes of improved foodstuff provisioning at home . |
| 2 | I told her what had happened : how Xanthe had casually nearly walked off into space . |
| 3 | Wishart had been away but he had heard the stories later , how Alexander had suddenly looked down the hall , dropping his cup and going pale with fright . |
| 4 | He also spouted on about how Batty had nt played in the last 6 matches , of which we had won 5 and drawn 1 . |
| 5 | She was horrified ; not only because she could see how Beth had thoroughly exhausted herself , but because she had been taken on two weeks ago by Mr Miller , who had told her categorically , ‘ I do n't want Mrs Miller tackling any of the heavier domestic tasks , you understand ? |
| 6 | The Gibraltar court has heard how Newall had allegedly considered snatching a guard 's sub machine gun — to shoot his way to freedom , or die . |
| 7 | The sergeant told them all about the cattle trucks and how Charles had soon put a stop to that . |
| 8 | Mungo wondered how Stanley had ever got his girl , looking like a warped beanpole ? |
| 9 | Amid the clatter of cutlery and crockery , my contact revealed how Diana had seriously considered calling off the wedding two days before she walked down the aisle at St Paul 's Cathedral . |
| 10 | He was always willing to acknowledge and incorporate authoritative information and appreciated how Douglas had carefully surveyed the growth of this commodity in the Saffron Walden area between 1723 and 1728 . |
| 11 | As she lay listening to the sound of the grown-ups ’ laughter coming through the wall , Dot felt round the sharp tin edges of her victory brooch still pinned to her cardigan front and remembered how Gloria had once said you 'd always be safe in a place like this . |