Example sentences of "[noun sg] how [adj] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While none of the first set of ideas may be feasible or even relevant , they can be built on , allowing the flow to continue freely no matter how perverse the line of argument . |
| 2 | While none of the first set of ideas may be feasible or even relevant , they can be built on , allowing the flow to continue freely no matter how perverse the line of argument . |
| 3 | The Dallams and Braithwaites and Colcloughs and the rest feeling in no way threatened by skirmishes between one resident of St Jude 's and another , yet closing ranks in a punitive fury when it concerned no matter how small a portion of their worldly goods . |
| 4 | No matter how small the problem of salmonella within the British egg industry — and the BEIC has always maintained that any problem was minute and much smaller than last year 's hysteria implied — the consumer has demanded that the problem be reduced to the absolute minimum possible . |
| 5 | It is not in the interests of the drinks industry to encourage alcohol abuse and no matter how small the percentage of abusers , it will always be too high . |
| 6 | But if you have the luck to come of country stock then you should never sever your roots , no matter how great the temptation to ‘ improve ’ yourself , or to inhabit more glorious scenery , or to be nearer a railway station . |
| 7 | Mrs Thatcher expressed confidence that she would win and declared again , as she had at the outset , that even if she did not win outright she would continue to a second ballot no matter how narrow the margin of her majority over Heseltine . |
| 8 | Perhaps it was her soft , drawling voice or the fact that , no matter how interesting the topic of your conversation , you would inevitably see her smothering amiable yawns as you talked ; you would see the muscles of her jaw tighten and the tears start from her eyes as she tried to repress them . |
| 9 | It has been suggested that there will always be some ambiguity about the skills and knowledge referred to in a criterion statement , no matter how high the level of detail in the statement . |
| 10 | But no matter how erratic the behaviour of the monetary authorities becomes , the private sector will sooner or later latch on to what is happening . |
| 11 | We begin with a brief look at the official figures , since , whatever the shortcomings of these statistics , and no matter how distorted a picture of ‘ real ’ crime they portray , they do nevertheless have real effects , since they are used , for example , in political debate and inform , at least partially , the public 's perception of the crime problem . |
| 12 | Such a teacher is marked by the way in which the pupils are treated seriously , no matter how frivolous the content of the interaction . |
| 13 | Monotony was exhausting , no matter how light the task with which it was associated . |
| 14 | While I will grant you that it beats filing for the Inland Revenue , it is a suitcase existence and no matter how glamorous the location of the meeting we very rarely see beyond the airport , the hotel and the stadium . |
| 15 | No matter how humble the person with whom he is dealing , he always respects that person for his or her positive qualities . |
| 16 | Often tension arises between the mother and the wife of a man and no matter how unjust the attitude of the mother , society expects the son to respect his mother 's wishes more than those of his wife . |
| 17 | Warps in space time and black holes are now the stuff of science fiction ; this assimilation into popular literature shows in one way how strong the impact of Einstein 's ideas has been . |
| 18 | And we see in a wonderful way how great the compassion of Jesus was , and is in reaching out and rescuing those who are lost . |