Example sentences of "how [adv] [adj] a [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought how much such a prescription would help in Northern Ireland . |
| 2 | ‘ In respect of all the applicants , a declaration that in carrying out his announced policy under and in relation to section 61(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1967 in respect of persons serving sentences of life imprisonment imposed in the discretion of the trial judge , the Secretary of State for the Home Department , in determining for how long such a person ought to be detained for punitive purposes should fix the date of the first review by the local review committee and the Parole Board strictly in accordance with a period of detention ( that is to say , the notional determinate sentence less one-third remission ) recommended by the judiciary as necessary to meet the requirements of retribution and deterrence . |
| 3 | How psychologically hopped-up a WATCH can look. ! |
| 4 | Opposite the fire-place was a table , which I should call a Pembroke , only that it was made of deal , and I can not tell how far such a name may be applied to such humble material . |
| 5 | You kindly reminded the House , Mr. Speaker , that the Consolidated Fund Bill may provide an opportunity to debate the MGN pension fund , but I wonder how far such a debate could go — particularly in respect of references to Mirror Group Newspapers , the Daily Mirror , payments to the Labour party , advertising in Labour party journals , and so on . |
| 6 | The final stage in the process was to make sure that the box provided was filled to half-way with plaster of Paris to absorb moisture , though he gives no guidelines as to how deep such a box should be ; ‘ after this , the cover and two windows were put down ’ . |