Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [Wh adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the APU test pupils were presented with a perspex box and a wooden cube and asked to estimate how many cubes would fill the box . |
| 2 | Consequently , in the limited time allotted , I will endeavour to emphasise how important such facilities and services are to the community . |
| 3 | But you did want to see how little Cara 's leg is healing , did n't you ? |
| 4 | He 'll want to see how important it is , make sure Cropper has n't been there … ’ |
| 5 | Lucker falls asleep after commenting that he does n't want to see how mini-cab drivers supplement their incomes . |
| 6 | I 'm going to wait to see how some other injuries settle down before I decide whether I should bring in a replacement . ’ |
| 7 | It is important that they should understand that they are not being examined to see how ignorant they are but that you are trying , with their help , to help them to become good spellers . |
| 8 | We took it in turns to see how close we could get . |
| 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 | and everybody was clamouring to know how much they were going to get and er we were always trying to head them off by saying that er , theirs was next on the list and er |
| 11 | Research may well be undertaken to discover how effective it is proving . |
| 12 | the odds will be such that it 's not worth doing for a , a place , but if you 're betting , I mean forget how much I got last year , but I think it came in about thirty to one or something . |
| 13 | Goodman tried to find out by demanding to know how many refugee children had been baptised since they had arrived in this country . |
| 14 | She does not want to know how little she weighs . |
| 15 | They will also want to know how successful the plans have been in achieving what they set out to achieve . |
| 16 | They will want to know how much time each teacher spends in front of the class and the size of classes in the different subjects and year groups . |
| 17 | I 'd want to know how much the people who are working on it at all stages are paid , if they 're paid a living wage . |
| 18 | The public will want to know how many people who are convicted will serve five years and how many will serve nine months . |
| 19 | Do you want to know how easy it is to affect the environment of the world by planting trees or buying eco-friendly products ? |
| 20 | Or we might want to know how cold it is to the nearest °C , in which case we have no choice . |
| 21 | If you had a health scare in your area , they 'll want to know how severe it was , who it affected , and what you 're doing about it . |
| 22 | Disguised wage work refers to work where one or more enterprises appropriate part of the product of a person 's work without the person officially being an employee of the firm . |
| 23 | Other nations , however , are carping about a clause in the suggested new text which would allow the two weapons powers to hide how much civil uranium they buy and stockpile . |
| 24 | The project has emphasized how important the carnyx was to its makers . |
| 25 | nineteen eighty five and we can see the picture of it , or a drawing of it on page seventy , I have n't looked to see how many apartments there is |
| 26 | I see the school writing a self-appraisal and want to see how far it is doing what it said in practice . ’ |
| 27 | I know , but I want to see how much there worth , so there about , see if we can get one for less than twenty pounds ca n't you . |
| 28 | One such friend has recalled how observant and amusing he could be , how quick to comment upon other people 's expressions or appearance which he would associate with psychological traits . |
| 29 | Our guide Sam gave us very clear instructions — he did n't need to emphasise how important it was for us to do exactly as he said . |
| 30 | Having lived in Walton for 29 years she has witnessed how much of the cliff has already been lost to the sea . |