Example sentences of "[v-ing] how the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They begin by explaining how the spectrum keyboard works . |
| 2 | The erm , importance of monitoring procedures can not be over-stressed because enable , to enable us to actually find out if these er , arrangements are working properly we do have to monitor the arrangements that are in place , and we have to provide details of monitor important for the members ' benefit , er , explaining how the budget is er , is being spent , and also bringing in information about the number of assessments , the levels of assessments , and all the other aspects that er , that make a new system work . |
| 3 | If not , as some changes will be made to its membership after the election , will he consider writing to all Members explaining how the system works — what the Public Accounts Commission , the Public Accounts Committee and the NAO do ? |
| 4 | Darwin is thus treated as a major figure in the history of science because he both popularized the general theory of evolution and discovered the mechanism that seems to offer the best prospect of explaining how the process works . |
| 5 | To counter this , we distributed thousands of copies of a special leaflet explaining how the inquiry worked and how you should prepare if you wanted to speak . |
| 6 | Bellsdyke unit introduced a new type of water-soluble membrane liner bags two years ago , which entailed a major educational input from the ICN explaining how the laundry would be sorted and bagged . |
| 7 | But you can not avoid explaining how the coming of relativity and then of quantum mechanics influenced thinking on the electromagnetic field . |
| 8 | This example is useful for understanding how the test works . |
| 9 | He thought them rather silly for not understanding how the trick was worked . ) |
| 10 | All the even-toed ungulates share certain characteristics , which are important in understanding how the mountain goat has managed to adapt to the particularly inhospitable environment in which it lives . |
| 11 | As it is such an important programming tool , with such important consequences for musicians ' careers , it is worth understanding how the playlist is chosen . |
| 12 | Understanding how the face of urban Britain emerged in the nineteenth century may pin-point how to tackle certain of the present problems , and , conceivably , identify the factors which set the die for urban life in the next century . |
| 13 | She rose and walked through corridors , noticing how the stone walls seeped moisture . |
| 14 | She looked away a moment , noticing how the fire 's light flickered in the window pane ; how it cast a mottled , ever-changing pattern against the narrow opening . |
| 15 | But the other half was remembering how the Hare-woman had stood on the slope , staring with those wild , watchful eyes and saying The self-sufficiency girl , with that direct , lop-sided grin . |
| 16 | These quandaries can only be overcome , I believe , by remembering how the dinosaur species emerged , and how it died off in relays , and that there was a great diversity of size . |
| 17 | So there is no difficulty in imagining how the news of the senior citizen 's pulled nose got around . |
| 18 | This , they say , is healing the person from within and establishing how the past has affected the present . |
| 19 | AFTER JOHN 'S death in 1925 one New York newspaper ran an article describing how the Tiller business was progressing without the great man . |
| 20 | All pension scheme members should normally be given a booklet describing how the scheme works , what benefits it provides , the names of the trustees and other information including the address of the Pensions Ombudsman . |
| 21 | But in cases of doubt the definition at point ( B ) 4 should be consulted and the particular place proved by describing how the place comes within the definition . |
| 22 | A doctor who 's just returned from helping victims of the civil war in Somalia has been describing how the surgeon next to him was shot in the operating theatre as they were trying to save a patient 's life . |
| 23 | The rewards will be improvements in the quality of relationships and in the effectiveness of the school , measuring how the school has become a nicer place for all , calls for changes to be shown across a range of measures : |
| 24 | In every case , the chair of the committee or subcommittee will go to a member of the majority party ; since the chair has very substantial power in directing how the business is conducted , occupancy of committee and subcommittee chairs is among the most significant roles within Congress . |
| 25 | This social creation of significant labels can be demonstrated by noting how the salience of labels changes over time . |
| 26 | This sub-committee had nothing else to do and the members carried out their task well : the delegates were all comfortable ! ( 6 ) Noting how the committee is proceeding is made more or less difficult according as the Chairman is less or more efficient . |
| 27 | He studied each of the corpses , noting how the rope had been tied firmly behind one ear . |
| 28 | Rain watched her for the last few yards , noting how the morning 's cheerfulness had been replaced by anxiety . |
| 29 | ’ Corbett stared up , noting how the autumn sun was beginning to pierce the heavy mist . |
| 30 | The intervention is extraordinary , and to think of it otherwise risks ignoring how the interest of the play lies in the psychological , in the testing of our sympathy and understanding of the Macbeths . |