Example sentences of "[vb infin] [Wh adv] [adv] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Watching her , he became aware of an extraordinary pain at the thought that she could never know how strongly he felt about her . |
| 2 | None of the four had met Morse yet , and did n't know how strongly he would have disapproved of their beverage . |
| 3 | ‘ Does Jeff know how cynically he 's being used ? ’ |
| 4 | I do n't know how well he 'll be able to get about , but we 'll manage somehow . |
| 5 | Then there 's Bernard , who does n't know how well he 's supposed to be doing because you failed to give him standards of performance that he could measure his efforts by . |
| 6 | ‘ We do n't know how far he has to go , but you can be sure others will be back for the horses . |
| 7 | I do n't know how seriously he is considering the offer , but he was buying every book in the shop on the subject of the Far East . |
| 8 | He did not know how long he lay there but was woken by the sound of turning pages . |
| 9 | He did not know how long he had been sleeping but woke up hungry and decided to sneak into the kitchens for a tin of soup . |
| 10 | In fact , he was able to take the morning coach to Holborn and walk the brief distance to Clerkenwell , but the fare troubled him and he did not know how long he could afford to pay it . |
| 11 | He could n't cry , he could n't feel ; he did n't know how long he stood outside the door , leaning against the greasy wall . |
| 12 | He did n't know how long he could live like this . |
| 13 | ‘ We do n't know how long he will be out , but we will certainly miss him . ’ |
| 14 | It 's in my Quarter , of course — I do n't know how long he 's been dead but I went up there and the doctor was still there . |
| 15 | ‘ We do n't know how long he 's been dead , ’ murmured the Marshal , ‘ though it could n't have been long , he was n't … |
| 16 | But he did not know how long he would have to wait to do so . |
| 17 | When the Shah arrived , Morocco officials evidently did not know how long he planned to stay . |
| 18 | We do not know how long he stayed in Paris — it could have been as long as a decade . |
| 19 | A fire brigade spokesman said : ‘ We do n't know how long he had been there but he was shivering and shaking . |
| 20 | A brigade spokesman said : ‘ We do n't know how long he had been there , but he was shivering and shaking . |
| 21 | One : decide what the playwright was trying to do and pronounce how well he has done it . |
| 22 | It seems to be true that the cottage used to be his home , but you do n't carry a big old-fashioned key like that around in your pocket for years , so I do n't see how else he got it . |
| 23 | On any page you can see how well he has learned these lessons and like any great novelist he leaves you wondering if you 've ever really used your eyes and ears . |
| 24 | They would see how still he could sit ! |
| 25 | Will he remember how often he spoke last year , and to what good effect , about welfare reform ? |
| 26 | Sometimes he finds it hard to understand what I want to say , but he does n't mind how long he waits while I repeat it , and he always understands in the end . |
| 27 | He did n't mind how long he waited . |
| 28 | The Policyholder 's Doctor may indicate how long he expects his patient to be absent from work but normally every claim will have to be looked at individually and an appropriate estimate advised to I.S. As benefits are paid at four-weekly intervals , at least four weeks benefit must be estimated . |
| 29 | And no-one can tell how well he 's going . |
| 30 | " Can you estimate how long he 'd been in the water ? " |