Example sentences of "[prep] how old " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the question is included in the analysis presented here as a broad overall indicator of how older people feel about their general health status . |
| 2 | A mother is in some sense outside time to her baby , and young children usually have no realistic idea of how old their mothers are . |
| 3 | Everyone knew the story of how old man Reynolds had come up from nothing to be a landowner . |
| 4 | Twenty years ago I joined the Labour Party when I was eighteen years old which gives an idea of how old I am now . |
| 5 | Macmillan 's personal meeting with Eisenhower in September is a classic example of how old friendships can have unfortunate consequences in diplomacy . |
| 6 | That was to stop him asking nosy questions , like how old you was . |
| 7 | It is easy to stop squabbles and arguments in the interests of peace and harmony , yet to do so often prevents us from observing significant behaviour which can give the counsellor invaluable insight into how older people think and feel about themselves , other people and their situation . |
| 8 | But erm there , there are a couple of different rates at which er income support is claimed depending on how old the child is . |
| 9 | Is there any way , then , that we can get any idea as to how old some of our boundaries might be ? |
| 10 | He said , he said when they get to how old ? |
| 11 | Two little girls were arguing in the playground about how old their teacher was . |
| 12 | That one was for how old is er Is that yours ? |
| 13 | I mean we can say what it 's made of and we might be able to make a guess at how old it is . |
| 14 | The myth of philanthropy is quickly discredited by a realistic look at how older people lead their lives . |