Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [adv] [pron] [modal v] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An' I du n no 'ow long I 'll be livin' 'fore I 'm sick like yore ol' lady 'angin' rahnd ver launjrette an' waitin' up fer ol' man an' 'avin' Gawd knows 'ow many kids 'angin' rahnd me an' ‘ Mummy this ’ and ‘ Mummy that ’ my Gawd if you mus ' know Sharon all my life all I fuckin' wanner do is shine up there like a dancer or sunnink . |
| 2 | Considering how widely they would be dispersed throughout an extensive electoral region , would they all the same be knowledgeable enough to express judicious preferences among the numerous names put forward ? |
| 3 | In the early stages of a book I always write out two things : one , the plot , that is , the murder and how it happened and perhaps how eventually it will be seen for what it is ; two , the story ( which to make what I mean even clear to myself I generally label " The Storyline " ) , that is , in very rough outline what happens first and what happens next and next and next . |
| 4 | How fiercely they would be incinerated by a whole skyful of such light ! |
| 5 | Others influence the kind of jobs we can get , how much we 'll be paid , how we behave in public ( and even in private ) and how we spend our time and money . |
| 6 | BUSINESSES in the south can find out how much they will be affected by the single European market at the flick of a switch in a unique initiative called Pharos , launched at Southampton by National Westminster Bank . |
| 7 | In addition , any company intent on controlling expenditure should be examining how much it should be laying off risk in this way when , as Drew Hardie , divisional director of Willis Corroon in Edinburgh , points out , ‘ insurance is a cost-plus product with a substantial proportion of premiums — say , 30 per cent or 40 per cent — used by insurers to meet their own overheads ’ . |
| 8 | We think we know who we are , though we do n't quite know why we 're here , or how long we shall be forced to stay . |
| 9 | More important , forces on the ground can track the progress of an order — so commanders know exactly how long they will be waiting for spares and can plan accordingly . |
| 10 | It was difficult to keep the accusation from her voice , but she added calmly , ‘ It made him wonder how long she 'll be staying here . ’ |
| 11 | There are clear guidelines in the code on the manner in which information should be added to computer systems , how long it should be kept on the system and the security measures that should be taken to prevent unauthorised access . |
| 12 | I do n't know how long I shall be laid up with this wretched ankle . |
| 13 | He rose but found his chains would not let him even reach it , so he slumped on the ledge and wondered how long he would be detained . |
| 14 | The role of the counsellor is to help the individual in this process , first in understanding and determining his or her particular goals , making sure they are realistic or indeed , sufficiently ambitious ; second , to help decide how best they can be achieved ; and third , to help the individual come to terms with retirement , and to play a more active part in its outcome . |
| 15 | It is often necessary to look at the water 's surface and try to visualise exactly what is happening beneath it — to imagine the fish in their own world and how best it might be to get a bait to them . |
| 16 | They do n't appreciate how massively they will be affected . ’ |
| 17 | But how soon they could be made into practical ( let alone commercial ) devices is anybody 's guess . |
| 18 | Only she herself knew the evil thoughts she had and how effortlessly they could be translated into action . |
| 19 | Having commented upon the gentleness and generosity of the Caribs , he immediately reflected upon their vulnerability and upon how easily they might be enslaved . |
| 20 | … most of the theft-murders that have resulted in capital convictions since the Act have been committed by stupid persons , who had not the sense to see how easily they could be caught , and how much safer it would have been to do the job in a different way . |
| 21 | If so , he would try to hide in his panic , never thinking how easily he would be discovered . |
| 22 | There may , of course , be some discrepancy between the ideal and the reality , and we may better understand the positive potential of the custom by remembering how easily it can be spoilt if something goes wrong . |
| 23 | Hence , when selecting a parser it is vital to determine how wide a variety of grammar the parser is able to process and how easily it can be extended to a larger domain . |
| 24 | He shows just how loaded is the language we use — and how easily it can be subverted . |
| 25 | She could see how easily it could be done . |
| 26 | She was just thinking how easy he 'd be to fall in love with , and that she really must n't start cradle-snatching when he said , ‘ Perdita 's seriously good . |
| 27 | How easy it would be to dial 999 . |
| 28 | Calls in America and Britain for further cuts in interest rates underline how easy it would be to repeat the mistake . |
| 29 | Nottingham believed that once Nonconformists realised how easy it would be to conform to the established Church , few would wish to suffer the inconveniences that Dissent still brought with it , so that the integrity of the Anglican Church would be preserved , without running the risk of a perpetual Protestant schism . |
| 30 | I wondered how easy it would be to hang yourself with your shoelaces . |