Example sentences of "[pers pn] how [adj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kathleen Woodward 's mother of the 1890s was the one I knew : mothers were people who told you how long they were in labour with you , how much you hurt , how hard it was to have you ( " twenty hours with you , " my mother frequently reminded me ) and who told you to accept the impossible contradiction of being both desired and being a burden , and not to complain . |
| 2 | ‘ It will be up to you how much you participate , just as it will be up to you how far you are prepared to go in our health and safety campaigns . ’ |
| 3 | I like , I like that , I like the idea of it telling you how far it is |
| 4 | Well it tells you how far it is , look |
| 5 | ‘ Katherine , I haven t yet told you how pleased we all are that you shall be going to school here and be with us at Valois frequently . |
| 6 | Reverend Brown , Ladies and Gentlemen , all my guests , I can not tell you how pleased I am today to see my daughter Annabelle looking so radiantly happy , as she begins life as the wife of Steven . |
| 7 | I ca n't tell you how pleased I am to see you ! |
| 8 | Oh , Edouard , I ca n't tell you how sad it was . |
| 9 | Has it occurred to you how hypocritical you 're being when — ? ’ |
| 10 | The depth gauge tells you how deep you are an essential piece of equipment prices start at 20 pounds and lastly the backpack this hold the tank on your back prices start at 20 pounds and go up to 310 pounds the expensive one include an integrated life jacket which is adjustable . |
| 11 | ‘ I ca n't tell you how impressed I was by them . ’ |
| 12 | Your answers to these questions will begin to tell you how close you want your dialogue to come to the conversation you heard . |
| 13 | ‘ My lord , if I may speak for Shrewsbury , both abbey and town , I must tell you how grateful we are that Saint Winifred fell into such noble hands as yours . |
| 14 | ‘ I ca n't tell you how grateful I 'd be . ’ |
| 15 | I 'm only trying to show you how grateful I am . |
| 16 | To show you how grateful I am to you , I 'm offering to explain how to make it — then you will be able to destroy all your enemies ! ’ |
| 17 | I want to show you how grateful I am for that . ’ |
| 18 | ca n't tell you how grateful I am . " |
| 19 | Did you see how nice the man was when he started to talk to Jason oh I 'll go and help you how friendly he was he was conning him , he was tricking . |
| 20 | I ca n't tell you how exhausted we all were , running around practically 24 hours a day for weeks , making sure their day would be as perfect as possible . |
| 21 | I could n't possibly begin to tell you how relieved we were . |
| 22 | We 've only got one thing more that we can give to you and that 's a good clap to show you how much we 've appreciated you listening . |
| 23 | Shows you how much we rely on |
| 24 | Did he tell you how much they charge ? |
| 25 | Yeah , but d er , do they tell you how much they take out ? |
| 26 | ‘ Demi came backstage to tell you how much she enjoyed your show , ’ Emilio announced with smooth diplomacy . |
| 27 | I do n't have to tell you how much he 'll be missed . |
| 28 | This tells you how much you can borrow so that you can concentrate your search within a given price range . |
| 29 | 3R — review : a further viewing of the text to check your recall Review tells you how much you 've really taken in . |
| 30 | Column A shows you how much you will pay per thousand pounds of your loan ( for mortgages of up to and including £30,000 ) . |