Example sentences of "[conj] how [adv] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lisa would never know how true that was — or how nearly it had come to blighting her life . |
| 2 | Right start from the beginning , if you 're happy and you know it and you really want to show it clap your hands , if you 're happy and you know it and really want to show stamp your feet or how ever it goes , go on then you do it . |
| 3 | Your donations mean we 'll always be there , no matter what the circumstances , or how long it takes . |
| 4 | She did n't know how time passed , or how long it took the wild shrill crying to fade back into the sky ; but at last there was just the sound of the rain and the wind . |
| 5 | I had n't the least idea where on the head was the best place to hit or how hard it had to be . |
| 6 | The head says the figures explain more about where a school is than how well it educates |
| 7 | A note-form outline of the essay provides a clear conceptual structure , and offers you an overview , which — when inspected closely — should allow you to assess how coherent it is , and how clearly it moves to your conclusion . |
| 8 | Radio has made such rapid progress and become so fundamental a part of daily life throughout much of Africa that it is easy to forget just how recently it arrived and how fast it has grown . |
| 9 | The RapidCad is designed as a user upgrade so to see how easy it was to fit and how well it worked Intel made a RapidCad set available to install and use on my trusty Dabs 386. machine . |
| 10 | While I can only give an average guide , a lot will depend not on pullet cost , but on the quality of the pullet you purchase and how well it has been reared . |
| 11 | Nothing illustrates better the fluidity of viewpoints by which we can swing towards and away from egoism , and how little it has to do with morality . |
| 12 | I 'm surprised at my abilities and how easily it has come to me . |
| 13 | ‘ The rootstock controls the vigour of the tree and how early it crops , ’ explains Joan . |
| 14 | And how quick it had been this time ! |
| 15 | And how hard it has all been . |
| 16 | It is worthwhile practising timed starts to get a feel for how fast your yacht accelerates and slows down , and how long it takes to cover a certain distance . |
| 17 | Um I 've got some stuff on the handout about some of the stuff that 's been done about what 's what happens and how long it goes on for . |
| 18 | When he stands alone in such a place confronted by several police officers , usually some of high rank , the dice are loaded against him , especially as he knows there is no one to corroborate him as to what exactly occurred during the interrogation , how it was conducted and how long it lasted ’ . |
| 19 | Ellwood wondered how the search for Tessa was going and how long it had taken the Department to close the story down . |
| 20 | How we used to look forward to it and how long it seemed to be in coming . |
| 21 | The table shows how much you have to pay monthly for each £100 of mortgage repayment you need covered ( second column ) , when it comes into effect ( third column ) and how long it lasts ( final column ) . |
| 22 | Whilst pondering on the history of the town and how often it had been conquered and invaded , he struck upon the idea of fashioning a wonderful head of brass that could speak and was omniscient . |
| 23 | They would all chip in later , of course , but she was too shattered right now , they must all be too shattered right now , to start doing sums , working out who had eaten what and how much it had cost . |
| 24 | I thought of the empty coal yard , and how much it had not needed fire watching . |
| 25 | Too young for you even to try and explain what you were doing , how important it was and how much it took out of you . |
| 26 | ‘ But I would like to thank them and let them know how very grateful I am and how much it helps to know his grave is being cared for . ’ |
| 27 | By this time I was more than ready to ask Moby what she did , and how much it cost — but then I felt the full-thighed waft of a new female presence . |
| 28 | Further experiments will be carried out to determine the underlying reasons for this kind of confusion and how far it occurs in everyday life situations . |
| 29 | The extent to which accounting information enters into the consideration of relevance and how far it meets these constraints , is determined by an additional concept : materiality . |
| 30 | Because of the pressure of space , I can not enter into the arguments about whether Buddhism is a theistic religion , and how far it has moved away from its Hindu parent religion . |