Example sentences of "[verb] how [adj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Chapter v I shall move on to ask whether the work done by Poulantzas suggests a means of overcoming these problems , and finally I shall consider how successful the theory is as a tool for furnishing explanations of the social world . |
| 2 | One wonders how close the cost of Edward 's internment was to the £15 3s. 4½d. paid to Hugh Brice in 1471 for the cerecloth and spices used to embalm his predecessor , Henry VI . |
| 3 | Having also personally experienced the problems at Southwark Offset , I realise how daunting the prospect of trying again must have been . |
| 4 | ‘ I think the lads now definitely realise how important the situation is . |
| 5 | Each segment of the input word has a set of possible character combinations with a probability score to indicate how close the character matched the character stored in the database . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , there are too few reliable records to indicate how centralised the authority of this family might have been over Zealot contingents throughout the Holy Land . |
| 7 | Tests are being carried out to establish how dangerous the water is . |
| 8 | Some experiments must be tried on words of varying length to establish how explosive the problem really is . |
| 9 | ‘ It need hardly be stressed how undesirable a situation is , whereby a prisoner can hang himself and remain suspended for several hours within a cell , unbeknown to either his cellmate or the supervising authority , ’ said the sheriff . |
| 10 | Opinion takes a world of countries so much for granted , it is mildly shocking to discover how recent the concept is . |
| 11 | It usually comes as a surprise to discover how angry the patient is , because superficially and consciously he blames no one but himself . |
| 12 | Erm perhaps also say how urgent a lot of people but perhaps there ought to be sort of changes in planning law er changes indeed which erm this Council has sent messages to government about erm er previously . |
| 13 | The Holy Roman Emperor , the shah of Persia and the sultan in Constantinople were honoured with large sheets ( the fact that two of the three were non-European illustrates how large a role Asia still played in Russian foreign policy ) , while the kings of Sweden , Poland , England and Denmark had to be content with smaller ones . |
| 14 | I would also like to know how critical the timing of the distributor pump is , as I have tried adjusting it ( by trial and error ) about a couple of degrees , with some improvement in performance , but do not want to take it too far . |
| 15 | Even Tom Fearon , who ought to know how good a rider Harriet had been if anyone did , had said wonderingly and without the slightest intention of double-entendre , ‘ Harriet had a first-class seat . |
| 16 | Ideally we would like to know how good the approximation is over all x . |
| 17 | For example , if you want to know how big a kiwi fruit is , I can outline its shape with my fingers , or show you another object which I believe has similar proportions . |
| 18 | I would like to know how old the pump is and what the original price would have been . |
| 19 | I want to know how important the jade is to you . |
| 20 | He had forgotten how pleasing a woman 's soft voice was , the faintly suggestive noise her skirts made , and the delightfully pleasant scent which accompanied McAllister everywhere , so different from Matey 's sensible Lifebuoy and carbolic . |
| 21 | Living in Denver , Colorado , a very arid region , we had forgotten how penetrating the cold can be when accompanied by humidity . |
| 22 | Living in Denver , Colorado , a very arid region , we had forgotten how penetrating the cold can be when accompanied by humidity . |
| 23 | It is easily forgotten how old the task of interpreting is , but how new the profession of interpreter is . |
| 24 | Boswell dismisses Elgin in a couple of paragraphs , partly though boredom , partly embarrassment at Johnson 's bad meal there ; but again — the invaluable gloss on Johnson 's version — ; Boswell liked the jutting arcades , which he called ‘ piazzas ’ ; he approved of ‘ such structures in a town , on account of their conveniency in wet weather ’ , and then reports Johnson 's dislike of them on account of the way in which they made ‘ the under story of a house very dark , which greatly over-balances the conveniency , when it is considered how small a part of the year it rains . |
| 25 | Have you ever considered how important the hallway of your home is ? |
| 26 | Ngugi said he had never taken drugs and did not know how serious the refusal was until he was barred from the meeting . |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't know how strong the Bridge is , but it ca n't be designed to absorb this much stress . ’ |
| 28 | The problem here is an obvious one and has already been alluded to , namely how do we know how good an indicator is if we can not compare the phenomenon with the indicator ? |
| 29 | ‘ I know Alf 's a figure of fun but people do n't know how good an actor Bryan is . |
| 30 | If Kylie did n't know how desperate the press is to write something about her , she might believe she had a double . |