Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [Wh adv] [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may worry a little about how much it will cost , but we know that , by and large , we shall be able to meet the bill . |
| 2 | Flowers and leaves , being natural materials , have a mind of their own and regardless of how carefully you follow my instructions on how to press , some of the petals will decide to bend before the press is shut , or develop brown patches for no reason at all . |
| 3 | That ruled out using the traditional aluminium-based tubes in favour of all-plastic laminated tubes that retain their shape regardless of how often they are squeezed . |
| 4 | Gironella 's solution was entirely individual : to focus on the art of the European past , looming large as it did in Latin American consciousness regardless of how often it had been declared dead and buried by Europeans . |
| 5 | Grazers have the enormous advantage that there is plenty of their favourite food available , all around them , stretching for as far as the eye can see and regrowing time and again regardless of how much they crop it . |
| 6 | I could think only of how badly I wanted to make love to you again , with the sunshine on your beautiful face . ’ |
| 7 | The possibilities of repetition and development will depend greatly upon how carefully we conduct our own enquiry , and in particular in how we go about the next step , which is that of collecting our data . |
| 8 | Their fortunes depend entirely on how effectively they wield the bludgeon at their disposal ; in fact , a military representative may be gaoled for accepting shoddy goods . |
| 9 | But it comes down to how openly you want to express yourself as a Muslim . |
| 10 | If you play around with the savings plan spreadsheet you will quickly discover that the earnings ratio is n't dependent on how much you put into the plan every month , only on how long you save for and the interest rate . |
| 11 | That depends crucially on how seriously we are to take the actors ' own accounts of what they do . |
| 12 | Both Mrs Hogg and Mr Robinson are seriously interested in the way the cake is cut , not just in how fast it can expand . |
| 13 | That 's a shame , for it is obvious , just from how eagerly it will push its tail out if you cut the power , that the chassis has a rare agility . |
| 14 | Asked once about how long he thought the movie industry could last , he snapped : ‘ I never make predictions , especially about the future ’ . |
| 15 | Consequently , there has been a shift in concern away from whether we will survive financially or socially to how much we can reduce financial and other kinds of uncertainty . |
| 16 | It is not merely a matter of whether planning permission is required and , if so , whether it is likely to be granted , but also of how long it will take . |
| 17 | Estimates of the proportion of people experiencing hypnagogic imagery have varied considerably , depending partly on how exactly they were asked . |
| 18 | The responses I heard to that question were most unsatisfactory , the County Council 's response was , ah , well we 'll have to get together again with the group of authorities , now if you look back over how long it has taken to produce this particular strategy that 's exceedingly worrying , that means they 'll have to get together again , even if it takes half the time or a third of the time , they 'll have to get together again towards nineteen ninety seven ninety eight to be considering the strategy post two thousand and six . |
| 19 | You referred frequently to how well you know and the village , so I am sure she will , subject to your approach , be willing to go in and switch on a convector in each of the two rooms and read the meter . |
| 20 | If the answer is still no , then you really need to think hard about how long it took to produce the material and whether that expenditure of time was justified . |