Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [Wh adv] [adv] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Herod had arrested John because John kept reminding Herod of how wrong he had been to marry Herodias , who was already married to Herod 's brother Philip . |
| 2 | Find out how seriously a believer takes his doubts and you have the index of how seriously he takes his faith . |
| 3 | One moment halfway up the straight it looked as if Eddery might have cut it too fine ; the next it was a question of how far he would win by , for this burst of speed was so decisive that it made the top horses in Europe look one-paced . |
| 4 | He encouraged himself with promises that after ten paces he could rest , then demanded of himself that he manage another five and another five until he lost count of how far he 'd come and how far he had to go . |
| 5 | Now , when there was a strict limit to how long he would have to talk to her , it was convenient — perhaps even imperative — to do so unimpeded by a third party . |
| 6 | But , talk to Stevely on the subject of how well he has taught them and this most modest of men will go off at a tangent , drawing attention to the extent to which both girls have been prepared to work . |
| 7 | For my father had opened his curtains and was sitting , shaved and in full uniform , on the edge of his bed from where evidently he had been watching the sky turn to dawn . |
| 8 | Dekko was almost dead with relief at how lightly he had escaped . |
| 9 | Chandler observes that the steward will on occasions consult with his employer on how best he should manage his estate and may often wish to suggest new policies or point out deficiencies in existing strategies . |
| 10 | Mr Gorbachev told the Americans that the Soviet people would judge his perestroika by how quickly he could get food and consumer goods into the shops . |
| 11 | I do not know the latest medical prognosis of how long he will live , but perhaps he is hoping not to be around in 30 years ' time when the papers become available . |
| 12 | Today there is dispute about how far he caused his and his followers deaths , or they were victims of a needless tragedy . |