Example sentences of "[prep] [Wh adv] well [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked for details of how well they had maintained their new figures or if , in fact , they had n't . |
| 2 | It was a measure of how well they had done that he even considered such an awful thing . |
| 3 | If a firm is operating in a good , competitive market then , notwithstanding the problems associated with accounting measurements , profit does give an indication of how well it produced goods : the market was willing to pay more for the finished goods than it cost the firm to produce them , if the firm made a profit . |
| 4 | Your performance depended on how well you had prepared and on your ability to negotiate . |
| 5 | ‘ You thought your chance of handling my account depended on how well you handled my — ’ |
| 6 | Was she being judged on what she had learned about the project ; and if so , was n't the teacher being judged on how well he had transmitted knowledge and therefore should he not share the C-grade ? |
| 7 | Chapman said it would depend on how well he did on the Saturday . |
| 8 | I slammed the receiver down and stood for a second , congratulating myself on how well I had done , all things considered . |
| 9 | Because companies pay taxes according to how well they did the previous year , the deficit tends to be deepest just as we come out of recession . |
| 10 | Each member of the audience would then have the task in the playback group of giving each item points , say on a scale from one to five , according to how well it achieved its aim . |
| 11 | Memories would be revived , drinks bought , present circumstances either voiced or avoided , according to how well he knew — or could trust — his chance acquaintance . |
| 12 | ‘ After we lost in Moscow , I ushered the team back into the locker room and locked the door before any administrators could get in and give them a load of bull about how well we had done to run the mighty red machine so close . |
| 13 | And I heard a lot about how well it worked last time . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ They obviously thought I was doing terribly badly at that time and were very pleased at how well they had rigged me out … until I put on the mac . |
| 15 | But Wayne says he was amazed at how well she took the singing part of Palene , lover of the warrior Spartacus . |
| 16 | He sat back , his eyes narrowed , staring at the boy , surprised by how well he 'd played . |
| 17 | She was surprised by how well he danced , but suspected that Mick did most things well . |