Example sentences of "how [adj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still , I marvel at how eagerly and easily a chub will bite , considering how shy they are in all other respects . |
| 2 | Igor Stravinsky met him for the first time in this year , and recalled how shy he seemed . |
| 3 | I realised then more than I have before , how normal she really is , with emotions and weaknesses like anyone else . |
| 4 | I could see , again , how striking she must once have been , when her primly drawn-back grey hair had presumably matched her eyes , ‘ with all that 's fair of black and bright ’ . |
| 5 | Boswell amplifies in a way which casts a slightly different glow on the affair : he comments on how striking it was to hear all the aldermen of Aberdeen drinking Johnson's-health with much exclamation of the great man 's name . |
| 6 | He forgets how annoying he can be and you know he swings the other way . |
| 7 | Let him assume that she knows how annoying it is and does it to annoy — if you know your job he will not notice the immense improbability of the assumption . |
| 8 | Your otherwise excellent cover version album was sadly marred by a long speech detailing how annoying it is that the price of eggs has gone up in Narodny-Karabakh . |
| 9 | I failed to see how tolerant he was of me , with my callow questioning of everything : I flinched under the coldness of his eye , yet did not perceive his isolation . |
| 10 | I still remember how apprehensive I was . |
| 11 | Many Japanese failed to appreciate the background of Western social customs or realize how ill-suited they were to Japan . |
| 12 | A death is always exciting , always makes you realise how alive you are — how vulnerable but so-far-lucky , but the death of somebody close gives you a good excuse to go a bit crazy for a while and do things that would otherwise be inexcusable . |
| 13 | ‘ My Lord , how prompt you are , ’ Jotan 's daughter said from the shadow of the doorway . |
| 14 | Isabella had sought the removal of the Despensers , which had been achieved , yet Edward 's whole reign had shown how resilient he was in these circumstances , and recent years had demonstrated the extent of his power and the ferocity of his vengeance . |
| 15 | Never go straight on from one candidate to the next without pause for reflection , no matter how rushed you feel . |
| 16 | I I I it is very easy to find examples which , which show how absurd they were , the results f f , for instance a large area like Devon and Cornwall with four thousand square miles having now thirty elected members reduced under the Bill to eight would be absurd . |
| 17 | She must not say no , must not reveal how absurd it was to ‘ take ’ tea in a ‘ drawing ’ room . |
| 18 | ‘ That is what she has asked me to try and find out , ’ said Melissa , acutely aware of how absurd it must sound . |
| 19 | How absurd it seemed — that they had been worried about Therese in Zarewitsch . |
| 20 | Then I realized how absurd I was being . |
| 21 | How absurd she was , and what absurd reasons for this euphoria . |
| 22 | He 'll be out and about , communicating with the likes of Gary and Tim to ensure that they understand how profitable their contributions are . |
| 23 | You 'll be surprised how people will welcome your initiative , and how profitable it will be . |
| 24 | Has it occurred to you how hypocritical you 're being when — ? ’ |
| 25 | I ca n't begin to say how supportive she was at that time . ’ |
| 26 | Because although I feel passionately abut the Gulf war — how unnecessary it was , how obscene its prosecution is , how devastating its outcome may yet be — I know that my opposition would be diminished , subverted even , by marching with the Committee to Stop War in the Gulf . |
| 27 | Oh , lord , how devastating he looked when he laughed , and how much she longed to join in . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't think Hank realizes how devastating it may be to his mother when his book comes out , ’ Isobel went on . |
| 29 | Intuitively she felt the depths of the anguish he 'd suffered , knew without having to be told how hard he had struggled to help his sister , understood how devastating it must have been for him to realise she 'd gone beyond his help . |
| 30 | I have this game with myself , me and Linzi both play it , you decide how fanciable someone is . |