Example sentences of "[vb pp] and [Wh adv] [adv] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Can I direct the hon. Gentleman 's attention to the Islington crime survey , which gives rather different evidence about how much crime is being committed and how much it is rising ? |
| 2 | The individuals interviewed were asked how many people had participated in the most recent assessment and review they had attended and how long these usually took . |
| 3 | Watercraft have also been reconstructed to test how they were manufactured and how well they functioned , as in the recent case of Olympias , a reconstructed Greek trireme . |
| 4 | couple of months he said he , it could be a couple of years , it depends on how quick it get , work gets done and how long they think they need you . |
| 5 | Nothing you 're thinking of having done and how long ? |
| 6 | A theoretical stress upon biblical study , an active laity , the reunion of Christians , and a positive commitment to the service of the world in its cultural , social and economic needs , coupled with an absence of guidance as to how all this was to be done and how far one could go in these various directions , led both to a state of real popular enthusiasm but also , almost inevitably , to tension and conflict . |
| 7 | The garage will inform you which category of car you have and , if it needs adjustment , where this can be done and how much it will cost . |
| 8 | In this instance the objective is not just a winning result ; it is also to leave the volunteer workers with an awareness not only of their importance , but of the value of the contribution they have made and how much they are appreciated by the ‘ roadies ’ and the candidates passing through . |
| 9 | As he sipped his beer and sat with his back to the window brooding on the bare wall and the bedhead , he contemplated how far he had fallen and how quickly . |
| 10 | The other factor I checked was where the recording studio was situated and how long it would take me to reach by car . |
| 11 | ( a ) make sure that all the parties and the court understand what the case is about ; ( b ) see if there is any possibility of settling the dispute , and if not , decide how it is going to be heard and how long the hearing will last ; ( c ) decide what documents or other evidence is needed from both sides . ’ |
| 12 | It calls for the tradition of assessing research by peer review to be augmented with techniques such as counting the number of papers produced and how often those papers are cited by other scientists . |
| 13 | Heisenberg realised that the formalism also implicitly prescribed what can be measured and how well . |
| 14 | Confidence was a major factor in deciding whether a job was attempted and how well the job was carried out . |
| 15 | Poor dentition and the absence of teeth can affect both what is eaten and how well it is masticated and absorbed . |
| 16 | Oh we used to work er f er six days a week , er all day Saturdays erm eight to eight and er eight till eight at n at er eight till seven at night or er or eight till eight at erm most shifts was early , they used to have a a an hour er an hour break of a dinner time er sometimes they only used to have half an hour at night because , I mean well once you 've got er y y you was there , once you get you shift done it was no good sitting there doing for an hour and er it , it varies on what production what was wanted and how far advanced you was or how far behind you was , you know , but er the average hours was as I say was ten hours a shift that was working shift , you worked ten hours and then a break in between , ten minutes , half an hour |
| 17 | I 'd be very grateful if you could let me have written confirmation of exactly what is involved and how often the various procedures are to be carried out on the playing field and the area around the War Memorial in Scorton . |
| 18 | ‘ They decided they wanted to be involved and how much they wanted to pay for it . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , I expect Mr Gajdusek will give you time off to compensate , ’ she suggested , holding down more remarks , though in actual fact it was questions which sprang to her lips : where had Mr Gajdusek gone and how long would he be away ? |
| 20 | Whether the child receives breast or bottle , whether he is fed on demand or by schedule , the age at which he is weaned and how suddenly , and the severity of his toilet training — these are the kinds of influences that Freud considered to be major determinants of personality growth . |
| 21 | Given that industrial democracy , defined as the ultimate right and duty of the men and women working in an industrial enterprise to call management to account for its performance , and , if that performance does not satisfy them , to replace management , is desirable in principle and as a means of making the efficient conduct of the enterprise their natural concern ; recognising that the rights of use attaching to ownership , whether in the private or public sector , are inalienable ; recognising the value in general of competition as a means of keeping production and provision sensitive to public needs and tastes , and as a means of relating the distribution of resources to them ; to consider ( i ) in what sort of industrial organisation would industrial democracy be feasible ; ( ii ) how far and in what circumstances would the adoption of such a form of organisation be feasible ; ( iii ) by what means should its adoption be promoted and how long would it take to establish it as a characteristic feature in the industrial scene ; ( iv ) what part should trade unions play in its promotion and adoption and what changes would that part require in their functions as they are commonly understood ; and ( v ) where in the case of a particular industry , or organisation , the general interest requires that accountability should be to the public at large , considered for example as consumers or users of goods produced or beneficiaries from services provided , what compensatory measures should be introduced so as to make good as far as possible the permanent denial to employees of a right which is in principle generally desirable ? |
| 22 | But how much work was done , how much , if any , ore was obtained and how long the Quakers or Patrickson had been at work we may never discover . |
| 23 | Each of these sentences was submitted to the ANLT ( with the alternative morphology described in $3.2.1.3 ) to determine whether the sentence parsed , how many parses were obtained and how long the processing took . |
| 24 | When he stands alone in such a place confronted by several police officers , usually some of high rank , the dice are loaded against him , especially as he knows there is no one to corroborate him as to what exactly occurred during the interrogation , how it was conducted and how long it lasted ’ . |
| 25 | It does not matter how many people are questioned and how well the answers are added up and averaged out — asking the wrong people the wrong question will produce the wrong answer . |
| 26 | The amount of money held by an individual to finance these transactions , therefore , is likely to depend on the size of the individual 's money income and on institutional arrangements , such as how often the individual is paid and how often he pays his bills and engages in monetary transactions . |
| 27 | These provisions , of which only the barest summary has been given here , were very complex and , together with the inevitable uncertainty as to when compensation would be paid and how much it should be , resulted in a general feeling of uncertainty and discontent which did not augur well for the scheme . |
| 28 | Because Peter was already an experienced golfer he knew just how he should stand , how he should hold the club , what sort of swing was required and how hard to hit the ball . |