Example sentences of "[prep] how [adv] you [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just think of how long you can stay without any protection before you 'd burn ( for example half an hour ) , multiply that by the SPF rating on the cream ( for example SPF 4 ) and that gives your sunbathing time ( in this case , two hours ) . |
| 2 | However if you say erm oh well you know erm boys will be boys that 's natural , tha that sounds as if you 're kind of making excuses for them and condoning them , so I think you 've got to be very careful about how you use the word natural and clearly it raises the whole question of how far you can , you can push erm cultural ideals against natural constraints an and what really is the issue . |
| 3 | He also offers the latest advice on how soon you should start training again . |
| 4 | And then they will he will send you a written report on how best you should invest your money . |
| 5 | A gradual , continuously varying effect , indeed , on how long you can expect to live . |
| 6 | It is a gradual , continuously varying effect on how far you can walk , and how fast . |
| 7 | There is a serious question as to how reasonably you should fund the deficit and it is all very well to criticise this suggestion as to how the a gap should filled without making any sensible suggestions of your own and Mr Brown , nice Mr Brown so far |
| 8 | I hastily dress , but there is limit to how fast you can put on two or three layers of clothes . |
| 9 | It is important , too , to set clear limits to how long you can continue caring if the health of the elderly person is likely to deteriorate seriously . |
| 10 | Altitude , too , makes a big difference to how quickly you can burn . |
| 11 | And sometimes it 's quite difficult I think to get away from middle persons because that is it 's part of the structure of the c the country you 're dealing with and so to cut down on exploitation from the mi but as to how far you can actually impose your , your culture as well . |
| 12 | It takes about 15 minutes to do this so you will have to be realistic about how frequently you could schedule it in . |
| 13 | We talked about how fast you can make a 1.1 MkII Escort run when it 's only firing on three cylinders and how to make it run on three cylinders when it wants to run on just two . |
| 14 | ( Practise that defensive movement with a friend and you will be amazed at how fast you can turn to protect yourself , and how difficult you can make it for him or her to hit you . ) |
| 15 | But you 'll be surprised at how soon you will become accustomed to the ‘ real ’ taste of food without salt . |
| 16 | You know you have to draw the line at how far you can go but I 'm f I 'm worried about this account definitely . |
| 17 | You will be delighted at how quickly you will begin to lose weight and inches and how different from previous diets this one proves to be . |