Example sentences of "how [det] [noun pl] do " in BNC.

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1 Strange how some things do n't change .
2 He does not recognize that it is possible to alternate between the two according to the stage of industry development , and Gilbert and Strebel ( 1988 ) illustrate how some companies do outpace others in the industry on both cost and quality .
3 It will investigate how such children do attempt to communicate , and the problems that this creates for parents .
4 How many sounds does a cat make ?
5 And how many slaves did he sell in Spanish Town ? ’
6 How many doctors does Britain need by 2010 ?
7 How many doctors does Britain need ?
8 Editor , — Stephen Brearley asks the question ‘ How many doctors does Britain need by 2010 ? ’
9 A large , excellent doctors ' practice proceeded — how many doctors did the same ? — and made a claim for the reimbursement that they expected .
10 How many apples d' you reckon he ate ? ’
11 However , to take an example at random , how many times does the hon. Gentleman think that the Bundestag discussed the Maastricht agreement before it was signed ?
12 Rod Wallace needs to work on his finishing , how many times does he miss when he 's clean through ?
13 You say to yourself how many times does three go into twenty seven , nine .
14 Yeah , so how many times does three go into eighteen ?
15 how many times does four go into twelve .
16 How many times does anybody see them ?
17 how many times does the moon go round the earth whilst the earth is going round the sun ?
18 How many times did wee Norrie tell us that the only thing standing in the way of recovery was the uncertainty caused by the election when in truth the economy was wrecked after years of mismanagement , the pound weak because our manufacturing base had been destroyed ?
19 Indeed , although their tactics were laudable , how many times did the England backline movement really look like succeeding in the Final ?
20 how many times did you try ?
21 How many times did you ask her for money ? ’
22 How many times did you tell me I ought to see her ? ’
23 The only way to see if he was world class was to play him against world class opposition … how many times did he play in the World cup ? ?
24 How many times did I tell you I loved you back in Seville ? ’
25 It 's , how many times did he spew up the stairs ?
26 How many times do I have to tell you , Hawkins , my name 's Doctor Streeter , not Miss Streeter ; now come up here and wipe that filth off . ’
27 How many times do I have to tell you I do n't know this McCloy ? ’
28 How many times do I have to tell you not to dawdle ?
29 How many times do we hear this being said ?
30 ‘ The blade may be keener , the guitars may be sharper , the lyrics may be clearer , but how many times do you have to polish a knife before its cutting edge disappears altogether ? ’ he asked .
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