Example sentences of "[vb pp] how [adj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Living in Denver , Colorado , a very arid region , we had forgotten how penetrating the cold can be when accompanied by humidity . |
| 4 | Living in Denver , Colorado , a very arid region , we had forgotten how penetrating the cold can be when accompanied by humidity . |
| 5 | It is easily forgotten how old the task of interpreting is , but how new the profession of interpreter is . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Have you ever considered how important the hallway of your home is ? |
| 8 | The House will have noticed how assiduous the Leader of the Opposition was yesterday in not speaking one word about democracy and how the peoples of this land hold their Governments to account . |
| 9 | ‘ I expect you 've noticed how empty the house seems … ’ |
| 10 | André and I are both fluent , but I 've seen how disadvantaged an outsider can be without any knowledge of the language . ’ |
| 11 | In fact , they were no sooner through the harbour entrance than the launch began to throw up spray , surprising Wycliffe , who had thought how peaceful the sea looked in the morning sun . |
| 12 | We operate when we 've assessed how fit the patient is . |
| 13 | Paige had not known how sensual an experience having her hair combed could be . |
| 14 | Mercifully the issue of censorship in the UK is not at present the matter of life and death that it can be in other countries , yet various instances of censorship in recent years ( even in the library field ) have illustrated how inflammatory the question of censorship can be . |
| 15 | But the Prime Minister replied that each person had a right of appeal against tribunal decisions and that a report by the British Refugee Council had indicated how excellent the system was . |
| 16 | However , it should be asked how Serious a problem is the lack of continuity of working . |
| 17 | When asked how beneficial the training had been there was a somewhat mixed response . |
| 18 | Of importance in all of this was the CNAA , and it ‘ is steadily being recognized how significant an innovation this was in education ’ . |
| 19 | Miss Brechin , on being asked about this , suddenly recalled how cold the stone was , and how she got chilblains on her fingers in winter . |
| 20 | The project has emphasized how important the carnyx was to its makers . |
| 21 | They would be very big news at the moment given how small the government majority is . |
| 22 | I was torn between a desire to contest an absurd statement and a desire to believe her , given how tough the language seemed to be . |
| 23 | ‘ I had n't realised how talented a player he is . |
| 24 | The police had realised how serious the incident could be , and managed to find Robert before he was physically harmed . |
| 25 | ‘ You could n't possibly have realised how big a task you 'd set yourself , trying to find someone in the whole of London . ’ |
| 26 | Again , I was moved that he should have perceived how miserable an exile to the Persian Gulf would have been . |
| 27 | Peter suddenly realized how cold the house was . |
| 28 | Whilst at first sight this takes these areas outside the scope of enforceable Community law , it may be wondered how total the exclusion is . |