Example sentences of "how [adv] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How bitterly she regretted now that she had not revealed the episode with Davis before her marriage to Stephen . |
| 2 | But look how bitterly you remember every angry word ! |
| 3 | How bitterly I thought that night of the happiness I had left that morning ! |
| 4 | I know too how intensely you have felt the influence of nature — its loveliness , its deep solemnity , its mystic , overwhelming power to strike awe and sometimes terror in our hearts . |
| 5 | Statistics from the Workplace Nurseries Association ( tel : 01–700 0281 ) show how badly we need more nurseries : |
| 6 | Micky Deere ( 49 ) , one of our longest serving players , has proved time and again how badly we need an experienced defender . |
| 7 | Lastly , two in the ‘ helpful-humorous ’ category : Laurie Graham 's The British Abroad , A Survival Guide ( Chatto & Windus , £8.99 ( with pithy observations on how badly we travel and how much better we could ; and Table Talk ( Coronet , £3.99 ) Derek Nimmo 's soufflé of after-dinner stories for winers and diners : pass the port , enjoy the anecdotes — and have a very happy Christmas . |
| 8 | Kristensen 's equaliser failed to disguise an unimpressive performance by the First Division leaders , and Keegan admitted : ‘ I do n't have to tell them how badly they played . |
| 9 | ‘ Then we will take the boy 's speech and writing which is so good and subject it to careful analysis and if we teach the other boys whose writing and speech is not so good how to subject what they say and write to this kind of analysis they will realise how badly they speak and write and will promptly set about trying to improve the way they speak and write … . ’ |
| 10 | As I pointed to it , I said to the Queen Mother , ’ You see , Ma'am , how badly they treat parliamentarians in this constituency , ’ to which she swiftly replied , ’ Ah , yes , Mr. Walker , but they are very good to royalists . ’ |
| 11 | Before you go down into the circuit area , increase the speed to 60–70 knots and try the airbrakes to see how badly they snatch and how effective they are . |
| 12 | Earlier this year we had a visitor from the Jewish National Fund who told us how badly they need men — and women , too -in Eretz , as well as money . |
| 13 | They know that we send them straight to the cells at An Dap now , no matter how badly they injure themselves . |
| 14 | Littler was a wily businessman who knew very well that things were difficult for them and realized how badly they needed his business . |
| 15 | Emphasize that it does not matter how badly one reads the paragraph as long as the situation is not avoided . |
| 16 | When we look at the English writing system we see how badly it fits the spoken language . |
| 17 | The Cunard shipping giant , which also owns the QE2 , limped into port with storm damaged results yesterday , reflecting just how badly it has been blown off course . |
| 18 | ‘ Look how badly it has been done . |
| 19 | No matter how badly it offends your self-image , weigh yourself , even if you have to take yourself off to the abattoir to do it . |
| 20 | Those letters would be bound to point out to Gina how badly she 'd treated him , telling her to reform and to save her marriage if they were religious , or else saying that she deserved it if he got someone else . |
| 21 | She had a string of boyfriends and no matter how badly she treated them there were always others lined up and waiting . |
| 22 | He fell silent , thinking , Claudia had no doubt , of his sister and how badly she needed her husband . |
| 23 | How badly he 'd treated Mum , he told us . |
| 24 | ‘ You can tell them how badly you want them to find Joe for you , then . ’ |
| 25 | You know how badly you do ? |
| 26 | This made me aware of how badly I 'd done with the domestic arrangements . |
| 27 | ‘ Last year I won the Julie Rose 10K in a time which was within 10 seconds of my track best for the season , which is indicative of how badly I ran on the track . |
| 28 | ‘ Sometimes I do n't believe how badly I play either . ’ |
| 29 | I could think only of how badly I wanted to make love to you again , with the sunshine on your beautiful face . ’ |
| 30 | I know how badly I behaved that night ; but I was wild with jealousy . |