Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [adj] a [noun sg] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | He never realized how grateful a man could be for the chance to wash . |
| 2 | In the real world it is difficult to see how such a tax could be imposed or calculated , and it would make much more practical sense to tackle the offending firm under monopolies legislation . |
| 3 | The difficulty with such ‘ sympatric ’ speciation is that species differ , not at a single gene locus , but by many genes ; it is hard to see how such a difference could build up if sexual crossing was continuously breaking it down again . |
| 4 | It has more frequently been suggested that dilute sources will promote visits to many nowers and thus out-crossing , though it is difficult to see how such a mechanism could arise , and perhaps it is more satisfactory to surmise that visits by a pollen-dusted vector to several flowers on one plant are promoted , leading to cross fertilization of more . |
| 5 | He must have read my thoughts , for he hurried on to explain how such a paragon could end up addicted to cocaine . |
| 6 | Examining so intricate a nest one wonders how such a thing could be possible . |
| 7 | The forensic officer described to the jury how such a device could be assembled . |
| 8 | But there is also a practical and political problem , since it is difficult to see how such a theory could speak in any way to the practical or material concerns of women . |
| 9 | It is hard to see how such a regime could have survived for so long , after bringing such unexampled disaster on its people . |
| 10 | If Mr Makepeace was a study in how much inhumanity a man could bear , Mr McWhirter was a study in how non-human a man could become . |
| 11 | Korg make much of the A2 's alleged versatility , and I was tempted set myself a challenge : how small a rack could I put together ? |
| 12 | During his voyage from India , Chandrasekhar worked out how big a star could be and still support itself against its own gravity after it had used up all its fuel . |
| 13 | With respect to the Secretary of State , I believe that most right hon. and hon. Members found very unconvincing his explanation as to why such a provision could not form part of the Bill . |