Example sentences of "[coord] how [adj] it [is] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course nobody knows whether that downward curve is going to start going upward again or how fast it is starting to go upward . |
| 2 | The court will take account of a wide variety of factors : the type of decision being given ; whether it is final or preliminary ; the nature of the individual 's interest ; the type of subject-matter ; and how far it is felt necessary to supplement the statutory procedures , to name but a few . |
| 3 | Our national office must help by better media coverage , bringing to non- members attention what we have to offer and how useful it is to belong to a trade union . |
| 4 | They want to know that you know it , and they want to feel confident that if they ask you question you can answer it , but they very much want to know what it does for them and how much it 's going to cost them basically . |
| 5 | Does anyone know what needs to be done there , what the work is and how much it is gon na cost , I 'm sure Mrs seen it . |
| 6 | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his Department 's estimate of North sea oil reserves and how long it is anticipated they will last ; and what were the corresponding estimates five years ago . |
| 7 | Just think how tangled up we are with pigs , how we love to hate ourselves as pigs , and how easy it is to turn a pig into a person . |
| 8 | At the end of the day , the right keycard system choice will depend not only on technololgy , its ability to adapt to the specific application and how easy it is to use , but on the reliability and the pricing of the product , and just as important , on the suppliers and their ability to provide international service and support . |
| 9 | Certainly a visit to the plains of Africa gives one an immediate impression of how conspicuous the stripes are and how easy it is to spot a herd of zebra in almost any terrain . |
| 10 | He also demonstrates how hard it is to maintain this view , and how easy it is to lapse into logocentric assumptions . |
| 11 | I also wish to renew the suspension for something slightly better and would like to know what one you recommend and how easy it is to fit . |
| 12 | There has traditionally always been an inverse relationship between the power of a tool and how easy it is to operate . |
| 13 | Yet how interesting and how informative it is to note Scriabin 's rubati , rhythmic subtleties , and extreme tempi . |
| 14 | I should be quite content , I thought , to live here for ever , smelling the cooking and the lavatory and the dust , looking forward to my two slices of bread at lunch or tea and my Red Cross stew at supper , thinking about all the books I am going to read and how nice it is going to be when I can speak German and Russian fluently ; I only want to be allowed to live , and enjoy the sun when it shines , and wait for it when it goes behind a cloud . |
| 15 | You can imagine what loud sneezes did to Dawn 's nervous system and how dangerous it is to have a playful two-year-old near a very jumpy bird of prey ! |
| 16 | Master Peachey has told me of the succession and how important it is to unite nations through contracts of marriage . ’ |
| 17 | If you have a tank that always seems to be disease prone , or the fish die , often for no apparent reason , I would suggest that any decoration that is in or going in your tank be checked and double checked no matter how long it takes and how safe it is said to be . |
| 18 | We all know how the week runs away with official interviews and calls , and how difficult it is to remember all the people with whom you ought to keep in touch , but when I think of the number of things which people of different types , like Lady Londonderry and Lady St Helier and others , have got settled by letting people meet at the dinner table , I despair of a man who never sees even those who have been longest in office on any occasion . |
| 19 | When you are sleepy the muscles around your eyes relax and your vision may become blurred — remember what it is like sitting and listening to a boring speaker and how difficult it is to focus clearly upon him . |
| 20 | They learned about selling , pricing , negotiating , licensing , and how hard it is to turn a profit from R&D . |
| 21 | This sketch may serve to show what obstacles the prosecuting authorities have experienced in bringing the B.M.F.L. case to trial , and how hard it is to predict when the trial will eventually occur , and what form it will then take . |
| 22 | Much of the discussion at recent conferences has been on the recession and how hard it is hitting the industry . |
| 23 | I give you a good example of that , erm , well not how easy it is , not on that , but how easy it is to get money without having the money , okay , Tony wants that , the computer |