Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [adv] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we look at the English writing system we see how badly it fits the spoken language . |
| 2 | The Cunard shipping giant , which also owns the QE2 , limped into port with storm damaged results yesterday , reflecting just how badly it has been blown off course . |
| 3 | ‘ Look how badly it has been done . |
| 4 | No matter how badly it offends your self-image , weigh yourself , even if you have to take yourself off to the abattoir to do it . |
| 5 | The idea of multi-disciplinary group work in such situations is not new ; but it is surprising how rarely it has been used . |
| 6 | The success of any such endeavour rests in how effectively it captures the essence of the times ; Storia overall has a distinct 80s feel to it . |
| 7 | Instead she almost dreamily let her fingers trail over Julius 's smooth and supple skin , she felt the hard heat of him against her palms , and it was astonishing how right it seemed that they should be together like this . |
| 8 | Soon we shall be in eternity and then we shall see how little it mattered whether some things got done or not ; however , right now we rush about as if they were all-important . |
| 9 | P.S. Please keep the sachet , as a reminder of how little it takes to save a child 's life . |
| 10 | The ‘ Thatcher revolution ’ has affected most areas of British life so it is perhaps surprising how little it seems to have impinged on the NHS . |
| 11 | An example of how little it matters to the speechreader is the sound of TH as in : |
| 12 | You 're amazed how little it costs to get the stuff and then suddenly the price shoots right up . ’ |
| 13 | It is made all the more aggravating when people living inside the city know how little it costs the authorities outside the city to do precisely the same job . |
| 14 | But I suspect that if you confronted your past , you would be amazed at how little it moved you . |
| 15 | Nothing illustrates better the fluidity of viewpoints by which we can swing towards and away from egoism , and how little it has to do with morality . |
| 16 | That it is now required reading for the French Establishment and for anybody involved in business or education is a measure of how successfully it fulfilled its task without compromising a reputation for unbiased reporting . |
| 17 | Although it has been telling the world how successfully it has recovered , Unisys Corp made clear at the annual meeting last week just how parlous the company 's condition remains . |
| 18 | That there has been a consistent theme to British economic policy over many years is clear ; how successfully it has been implemented within the EEC is more obscure . |
| 19 | Despite Berkeley 's comment that ‘ a little attention ’ to this will enable anyone to see how successfully it makes his point , this argument has provoked a considerable amount of detailed discussion . |
| 20 | Any elicitation procedure is itself subject to a degree of variation in terms of how successfully it stimulates a child to make a particular response . |
| 21 | The movement whose new star he became in 1934 soon showed the public how greatly it had gained strength . |
| 22 | Dot looked at it and was surprised to see how dirty it had become . |
| 23 | Those were the words of Emperor Franz Joseph on St. Wolfgang , which just goes to show how much it takes to get an Emperor really excited . |
| 24 | She was surprised how much it hurt . |
| 25 | What he had n't counted on was how much it hurt . |
| 26 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Bob , remembering from his childhood just how much it hurt to be punched on the nose . |
| 27 | She would not let him see how much it hurt . |
| 28 | Helen stood by the gate for a few moments , thinking , deliberately thinking about Adrian , testing how much it hurt her . |
| 29 | He did n't know , of course , how much it hurt her . |
| 30 | And she already knew how much it hurt to keep trying and trying , only to fail . |