Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] how [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However the type of relationships you have may affect how you view safer sex . |
| 2 | ‘ Let's think how they worked that one . ’ |
| 3 | His reference to faith may explain how it is that he is able to conceive of the notion of absolute Truth which he calls God . |
| 4 | I 've always felt that he ought to know how I 'm feeling — to realise that I 've got problems too . |
| 5 | Obviously we can not know the outcome of a new project , so let's consider how we might have proceeded 31 years ago . |
| 6 | ‘ Drivers who persistently drive over the limit should think how they would feel if a speeding motorist kills one of their loved ones ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Drivers who persistently drive over the limit should think how they would feel if a speeding motorist kills one of their loved ones . ’ |
| 8 | Anaphors are common in both spoken and written language and a theory of text comprehension must explain how they are understood . |
| 9 | ‘ I must explain how I 've managed to accumulate all this new stuff . |
| 10 | The officer or warden should describe how he gave the necessary signal , e.g. ‘ I raised my right arm with the palm of my hand facing the defendant . |
| 11 | You must know how he 'd give any of us the moon after he 's been — not himself . ’ |
| 12 | This means you must know how you want to organise your documents . |
| 13 | ‘ Rain , you must know how I could know . |
| 14 | Emma , you 're not grown-up but you 're not a baby , except in my mind , so you must know how I feel about you , always have . |
| 15 | ‘ Sophie — you must know how I feel about you . |
| 16 | Of course , if schoolchildren are to use the library effectively they must know how it operates , how it is administered and how it is organized , but these arc only the preliminaries . |
| 17 | I shall be drawing a considerable sum in a few days but you must know how it is , travelling the country as we old soldiers do … thank you … ten pounds will be quite sufficient … and you must let me spend some more of it in your excellent company … that evening 's entertainment we enjoyed together , Mr Wood , ’ his voice rose in the small hallway and the other guests and servants indoors and out strained noticeably to catch what would surely be the eloquent testimonial of a compliment , ‘ was one of the , shall we say , most boisterous and wise , a rare combination , Mr Landlord , I have spent , whether in London , in Europe or in and out of ships and foreign postings in a long lifetime . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's bad enough losing the dog — you must know how it affects a vet — but to be accused of practically killing it out of spite … ’ |
| 19 | We must know how his private life will affect that . |
| 20 | In particular , they should consider how they will encourage diversification into the non-residential care sector . |
| 21 | You 're a reporter too , so you should know how their minds work ! ’ |
| 22 | To achieve this quality assurance should mean , that when the patient feels his care is not good he should know how he can complain without any worry that he will be penalized , and in the certainty that action will be taken immediately . |
| 23 | As soon as we can after the next election , we must consider how we are able to carry out those essential functions if the European union is to be democratically accountable . |
| 24 | The ideas might be splendid in themselves but you must consider how they will contribute to the strategy . |
| 25 | Readers should ascertain how their own central bank defines money supply . |
| 26 | When she allowed him to ‘ catch ’ her , the two of them rolled about on a pile of hessian rope , screeching and laughing , until David reminded Cissie that she was ‘ a young lady of certain years ’ and that Richard should remember how he had only been allowed to come to the docks on the understanding that he be on his ‘ best behaviour ’ . |
| 27 | ‘ I just think you should remember how he feels . |
| 28 | But the chemists must also be aware of the limitations of the precision with which certain concepts can be defined and he must understand how they arise ’ . |
| 29 | ‘ You must think we 're all very wicked sometimes , Mr Devlin , but you must understand how it started . |
| 30 | Before a function can be managed , one must understand how it works and Fig. 17 suggests how the exhibition communication process works . |