Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [adj] a [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He never realized how grateful a man could be for the chance to wash . |
| 2 | To calculate how strong a material ought to be we need to make use of the concept of energy . |
| 3 | how tall a hare can run , how easily ; |
| 4 | As a junior nurse new to the surgical ward you are in a good position to understand how uncomfortable a person can feel in a strange place with unfamiliar people . |
| 5 | Minsky and Papert studied in some detail how elaborate a perceptron must be in order to recognise a particular class . |
| 6 | However , governments have for a long time been divided over how large a merger must be before it passes out of national hands to Brussels . |
| 7 | Exactly how good a result will depend on many other factors . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | With the advances in information technology , answers to many questions could be delivered in minutes , not just on industrial issues , like how cold does it have to be before we stop work , or how heavy a load should I lift , but other questions not related to work that we have not always answered in the past . |
| 10 | It does not matter how successful a person can be , there often lingers an unhealed wound from early childhood which haunts them . |
| 11 | Yes indeed , he said , the problem is that people just do n't realise the incredible temperature of the sun , and how hot a body can get inside one of these things . |
| 12 | She has always given her time to support publication of her books , though she sometimes has doubts about how publicisable a novelist can be . |
| 13 | 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 ? |
| 14 | For instance , we offer topics like ‘ How small a thing can you see ? ’ or ‘ Exploring the solar system ’ , or ‘ How small can you make things ? ’ . |
| 15 | And with your toys , Capitano Trent , how small a target can you hit ? ’ |
| 16 | How big a fuse would you put in it ? |
| 17 | How big a pattern will it save ? |
| 18 | Can you tell how big a penis will be when it is erect by looking at it when it 's limp ? |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | How big a piece would we get ? |
| 21 | sharing out a pizza how big a piece would we get . |
| 22 | No opportunity is offered to rehearse any negative thoughts relating to how difficult a situation will be , or thoughts which focus on physical symptoms ( and in doing so exacerbate these symptoms ) . |
| 23 | What is remarkable is how impervious a government can be to changing public opinion when insulated from the threat of political defeat by a substantial parliamentary majority . |
| 24 | It comes from knowing that no matter how intense a pain might be or our sorrow or our anxiousness , that Jesus Christ is the ultimate victor . |
| 25 | Chapter 9 will be devoted almost entirely to the general question of how active a role should be ascribed to consumers in understanding the meaning of goods in social relations today , and the nature of goods as material culture . |
| 26 | ‘ How bad a pander can you get ? ’ said a leading Jewish reporter on a New York newspaper . |
| 27 | As we have seen , the establishment of a habit can create a situation where a horse refuses to think — irrespective of how intelligent a horse may be , and even if solving the problem is in the horse 's own interests . |
| 28 | However straightforward a fence may be , it is important that the horse jumps it correctly and does not simply ‘ hurdle ’ it . |
| 29 | There must always be the fear that , however good a writer may be involved , the depiction of mental handicap will be unrealistic because the writer will have no real understanding about the subject . |
| 30 | However good a child may feel about themselves , they are small and totally dependent on their parents . |