Example sentences of "[adv] how [pron] [vb mod] be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Spending departments were to carry out reviews of programmes by questioning existing commitments and to ask whether they should exist at all and not only how they should be carried out ( see Pliatzky , 1982 , p. 99 ) . |
| 2 | Labour had not won the argument over how to run a capitalist economy better than the Conservatives , so it could not take on its detractors — and that was because it had not thought through how it should be done . |
| 3 | Of course , all magazines have their own format , which makes life much easier for the knitter who uses their patterns regularly , because she gets to know exactly how it will be laid out . |
| 4 | But it was Hayling and John Hoyland , Chris Walsh 's new assistant , who knew exactly how it could be done . |
| 5 | Gunnell , captain of the British women 's team , showed exactly how it should be done with what turned into a near-perfect performance . |
| 6 | Gunnell , captain of the British women 's team , showed exactly how it should be done with what turned into a near-perfect performance . |
| 7 | He said a great deal of investigation would be needed into exactly how it should be done and yesterday 's filming was part of that process . |
| 8 | We need to know how things are related , not just how they can be taken apart . |
| 9 | On the accession of Henry Tudor , the Shepherd Lord , as the young Clifford was known , was given back his lands and his faithful retainer knighted at his request ; ‘ I am but a simple man , Your Majesty , and I know not how I should be styled , ’ the good servant protested . |
| 10 | Lynda found working with Laura a great stimulant ; ‘ She never stopped thinking of the company and would often spot something in a book that attracted her ; she would know instantly how it could be adapted . |
| 11 | Once we have identified shared interests , we can point out how they will be met . |
| 12 | My head goes down and I focus on the problem until I figure out how it can be solved , ’ said the man whose solutions make tomorrow 's game a test of the Premier Division 's worthiness as well as an international examination on a particularly thorough level . |
| 13 | Get this restful and relaxing weekend off to a tranquil start by sharing a creative or imaginative vision with a loved one and working out how it can be woven into your future together . |
| 14 | Jennifer Owen argues convincingly that this amounts to a very significant area of habitat , she shows clearly and simply how it may be improved , and for the dedicated wildlife gardener she says enough to encourage an attempt at recording . |
| 15 | She 's like a wounded animal that knows instinctively how it can be cured . ’ |
| 16 | This task is made all the more necessary by the fact that opponents of absolute holism often find it strongly counter-intuitive , not to say absurd ; although they can grasp it at a very general level , they have difficulty in imagining either how it could be developed , or what would make it plausible . |