Example sentences of "[adv prt] how [det] " in BNC.

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1 It is still too soon to say in how many cases this was right .
2 It is curious indeed to see in how many ways Gandhi 's conception of power seems a mirror image to that of the British , even if , as in the case of fasting , he sometimes employed techniques of Hindu origin to obtain his ends .
3 While writing this chapter , it occurred to me to look through the list of constellations to see in how many the five leading stars were , in order , Alpha , Beta , Gamma , Delta and Epsilon .
4 1.5 It proved very difficult to assess in how many other initial training courses there was explicit language work .
5 Right hon. and hon. Members are failing to remember in how many criminal trials it happens , often necessarily , that allegations are made by the prosecution or defence which are damaging to persons who are not immediately before the court .
6 Languages differ in how many such deictic names of days there are : the Amerindian language Chinantec has four named days either side of today ; Japanese names three days back from today , and two ahead ; Hindi has the same word for yesterday and tomorrow ( i.e. it glosses as " the relevant day adjacent to the day including CT " ) ; and so on ( Fillmore , 1975 ) .
7 With , generally speaking , fewer scrums , it would be interesting to know in how many matches this season Probyn 's destructive scrummaging could be held to have affected the outcome .
8 Authorities vary in how much residential care is available , and neighbourhoods differ in the amount of private residential homes and the take up of DSS funds to help pay the fees .
9 Standards vary in how much choice is offered in daily life .
10 You would mark down how many children she had and her circumstances .
11 As you fire the Helblaster note down how many shots you have used .
12 If you ask for Tampax they have to write down how many , because you can use the wrapping paper for roll-ups .
13 Just write down how many six swallows will eat in one hour .
14 Section 6 of the Act stipulated that all elementary schools had to have managers and laid down how many of these should be LEA representatives .
15 Write down how much fat it contains
16 Write down how much sugar it contains
17 There 's no fixed legal rule laying down how much she 's entitled to ; what counts are the individual circumstances .
18 Once the prescription is dispensed , it 's sent to one of several pricing offices , which use this column to mark down how much the medicines or other products ( eg hosiery , dressings etc ) cost .
19 Well write , write down how much you 'd save and how much you 'd spend on sweets , how much you 'd spend on presents , how much on stationery .
20 When intervening in this way with a small group working on their own in the play corner you 'll need to think through how much time you can afford to give them .
21 The arguments will be over how much inmformation , and in what form , will become available .
22 Users can reportedly adjust frame speed , image quality and window size , giving them control over how much data is sent over the network .
23 Your mental attitude and well-being has great influence over how much you indulge , so relaxation should become an important feature in your day , to help you feel good .
24 ‘ I ca n't get over how much you look like Jeff ! ’
25 Now doubts have been raised over how much local authorities can rely on these payments to continue indefinitely
26 Wilson hesitated over how little ‘ little ’ would be but , when she heard the sum , could not resist agreeing since it was so very small .
27 Meanwhile , G was playing for attention , so I was haggling with him over how many forkfuls he was to eat .
28 The ministry , he said , was arguing over how many carers Mr Robinson required , the sort of car he should have and the extent of his potential loss of earnings .
29 You have explained to me over and over how this thing can be possible .
30 . I ca n't get over how this bedroom looks .
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