Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [adj] you [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whenever possible you should try to co-ordinate the colour of the ribbon with that of the flowers , otherwise the effect may not be as successful as you would have wished . |
| 2 | ‘ I know how upset you must feel about losing Alain , ’ she began . |
| 3 | You may have already decided what sort of walking boots to buy , but the shop assistant will , with barely disguised contempt , correct you , telling you how foolish you would have been to buy such footwear , how lucky it was you came here first , and convincing you that for only an extra £65 you can have the boot you really need . |
| 4 | They did n't even need to be shown how high you could climb , how bravely you could wrestle . |
| 5 | See how high you can raise them . |
| 6 | To look at her you would have thought that she had her life perfectly in control — but how wrong you would have been . |
| 7 | How alarmed you must have been to discover she was receiving secret messages from some mysterious adviser , who also promised he would arrange her escape from Godstowe ! |
| 8 | Find out early on how dark you can make the hall . |
| 9 | Mrs Julian did n't mention how much you might have done and it 's better safe than sorry … ’ |
| 10 | How much you 'll pay |
| 11 | " Think how much you 'll enjoy eating it tonight . |
| 12 | Just consider for instance how much you 'll have in your account at the beginning of each term . |
| 13 | If you work out how much you would have spent in the bar , clubbing or eating out over the weekend and subtract it from the cost of the trip it all seems cheaper than ever . |
| 14 | That 's how much you would have fucking paid me anyway ! |
| 15 | Please work out how much you should pay from the table below and after completing the form sent it to : |
| 16 | Please work out how much you should pay from the table below and after completing the form please send it to : |
| 17 | Working out how much you should insure for may be difficult . |
| 18 | How much you should allow depends on three factors : 1 . |
| 19 | The carer is involved in the routine : you will watch the therapist at first , and then learn how much you can do to help the learning process at any stage . |
| 20 | If you find yourself in this situation it is important to decide realistically how much you can do and to mark out these easy between a parent and child , it is not likely to improve at this stage . |
| 21 | I am much more interested in just how much you can do with those amazing eyes of yours . ’ |
| 22 | There are of course other reasons for each one , so it is impossible to say exactly how much you can do yourself for any of the conditions mentioned . |
| 23 | It depends on how much you can do how much Simon can do on his own if I give him stuff to do . |
| 24 | Yes , well , I mean Amy can swim , so uhum , yes it 's just how much you can do , I mean Clare does n't really need , need lessons I do n't think . |
| 25 | ‘ How would you like it ’ , Miss Honey said , ‘ if we made some very cautious experiments to see just how much you can move and push ? ’ |
| 26 | The circumstances will dictate how much you can make of it from the standpoint of good video . |
| 27 | There is a limit to how much you can demand without causing deadlock . |
| 28 | It happens that what we 've done is we 've taken it and hung it on the starlight , the magic of starlight — how wonderful it is , how much you can tell from just looking at a star through a telescope and measuring the light that comes out of it , and this takes us into realms of why a star shines ; what do you mean by time when you go back millions of years into the universe lifetime ; what do you mean , why do stars shine with different colours . |
| 29 | Erm but they deal with the how much you can earn without affecting your pension . |
| 30 | I only want to know how much you can pay me for them . " |