Example sentences of "how [adv] you [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's odd how wrongly you can judge people 's reactions . |
| 2 | Go on then , let's have a look and see how nicely you can put your trousers on . |
| 3 | If you 're trying to combine both in your life the chances of your being hit by stress are probably higher-no matter how brilliantly you may have organized the family in your absence — and it is even more important to be able to deal with it . |
| 4 | No matter how much you might want to . |
| 5 | Dr ‘ Patterson ’ … patients here are very much consultant oriented , and no matter how much you may feel you 're on the right lines for treatment , they do expect to go along and see a consultant . |
| 6 | ‘ No-I did n't know how long you ought — ’ |
| 7 | You do n't need a palm-reading fortune teller to find out how long you might live . |
| 8 | how long you would require it ; |
| 9 | Did you have any idea how long you would be out |
| 10 | Open bridging is needed when you have n't yet signed a contract for the sale of your current home and so you do n't know how long you 'll need the bridging loan . |
| 11 | But who knows how long you 'll be a stranger ? |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't care a damn where you 're going or how long you 'll be — ’ |
| 13 | Not to mention estimating how long you 'll be around to enjoy setting your coffee mug down on it . |
| 14 | I do n't know how long you 'll be in there , but I 'll just go off now |
| 15 | If your whole departments going out for any reason , for a departmental meeting , if you 're all out at a conference , or if there 's some sort of briefing or something going on , please let the switchboard know which numbers will be unattended , and how long you 'll be out for . |
| 16 | This includes knowing what time of day to take it , how long you should continue taking it ( just until you feel better or until the end of the full course ? ) , whether or not it has any side-effects ( such as drowsiness ) , and whether or not it should not be taken in conjunction with certain foods or alcohol . |
| 17 | A useful exercise to practise the rig steering combined with weight on the rails is to see how long you can maintain the freestyle trick of tail sinking . |
| 18 | It is important , too , to set clear limits to how long you can continue caring if the health of the elderly person is likely to deteriorate seriously . |
| 19 | The SPF number indicates how long you can stay in the sun without burning by simply multiplying your natural protection time . |
| 20 | I wait to see how long you can control your imbecile temptation to violate my copyrights on this letter and once again untruthfully take words and phrases from it to show your ‘ powers ’ to match those boasted by your kind in the NF and the BNP , whose performances are different from yours only in that instead of using your limbs to physically assault us like they would , you have acted by wearing the ‘ civilised ’ guise of being the ‘ editor ’ of the ‘ left ’ NewSS , and have written to assail my integrity , my capacity to think , my freedom to defend and speak for my constitutionally organised members at the Stratford school . |
| 21 | How long you can grow your hair varies — it is probably influenced by genetics . |
| 22 | See how long you can take to eat a meal or a sandwich , chewing every mouthful as slowly as possible . |
| 23 | This will show the maximum amount you can borrow , and over how long you can repay the loan . |
| 24 | Just think of how long you can stay without any protection before you 'd burn ( for example half an hour ) , multiply that by the SPF rating on the cream ( for example SPF 4 ) and that gives your sunbathing time ( in this case , two hours ) . |
| 25 | A gradual , continuously varying effect , indeed , on how long you can expect to live . |
| 26 | Smiling , he suggested , ‘ Let's see how long you can keep it up . ’ |
| 27 | In effect , it will try to guess how long you will be out of work . |
| 28 | ‘ What you really want to know is how long you will have to play at being a lady . |
| 29 | ‘ We had no idea how long you 'd be out , ’ Nell explained , her face suddenly tensing . |
| 30 | We invited you to highlight , from a list of adjectives , how best you would describe the tone & style of the course . |