Example sentences of "how [to-vb] [prep] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their problem was principally one of continuity ; how to cope with a shifting population of mariners irregular both in voyages and habits of life . |
| 2 | Nothing there about how to cope with a hung Parliament , how Darlington will stay in Division Three , what the walking wounded will do in Australia which is real adversity . |
| 3 | He learnt then and in later practice how to jump into a bobbing canoe , letting his feet give under him without capsizing the frail Folbot . |
| 4 | Pre-service training is essential so that the staff know the rules and how to work in a disciplined system . |
| 5 | It is hard enough , as we have discovered , for people to know how to behave as a bereaved person . |
| 6 | In the 1930s you learnt how to behave as a human being from movies . |
| 7 | Perverse unreasonable Pamela , begone from my sight and know as well how to behave in a hopeful prospect as in a distressful state . |
| 8 | Everyone is able to choose how to behave in a given set of circumstances , although many people operate on the assumption that they can not choose and never give the alternatives a moment 's thought . |
| 9 | Rents A solicitor can advise whether the landlord has a right to put the rent up , how to apply for a fair rent , and whether to appeal against a rent increase . |
| 10 | If Maisie had taught Beth anything at all , she had taught her how to look after a growing family . |
| 11 | Like other major times of life , old age is a time when you have to learn how to deal with a changing lifestyle without losing your dignity . |
| 12 | American soldiers ( and , to a lesser extent , British ones ) are given orders on how to deal with a televised interrogation . |
| 13 | The Manchester City chairman is facing the challenge of how to deal with a big cash approach from former Maine Road favourite Francis Lee . |
| 14 | ‘ A priority now is for us to learn how to live in a democratic society . |
| 15 | I also showed how to arrive at a successful transfer price where there was no market for the intermediate product . |
| 16 | We learned how to bake in a Dutch oven and produce wonderful things . |
| 17 | However the general decisions formulated as maxims are themselves about how to act in a recurring situation and have no independent authority ; they do not pre-decide particular issues , each of which will have its peculiar features . |
| 18 | At first he would have remained chiefly in the care of women , learning how to behave , how to speak in a courtly fashion , when to keep silent , how to play and sing . |