Example sentences of "be and [Wh adv] [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Interviewees sometimes think that when an interviewer says to them , ‘ Do you have any questions you would like to ask me ? ’ this is an opportunity to ask how long the holidays are and how soon you would be due for a pay rise . |
| 2 | A public loan like that would have the added advantage of showing the Khedive what loyal subjects we Copts are and how greatly we admire him . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ By the time we get through that little lot , ’ smiled Dr Danie Craven , ‘ at least we will know how bad we are and how far we have to go to catch up . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It 's important that you remember how vulnerable frail , elderly people are and how much they need your help . |
| 5 | ‘ I mean , do you really think the dead sit around counting who goes to the funeral and how many wreaths there are and how much they cost ? ’ his companion carried on . |
| 6 | The remedy could have been more appropriately applied if those prescribing it had offered us a clearer understanding of what a clause is and how far it may be similar to various other structures . |
| 7 | okay , pretend that you 're that building and I want you to describe yourself and and I want the rest of the class to see if they can guess what it is and how long they take it they take to guess okay , and if you think you know what that person is , put your hand up do n't do n't shout out . |
| 8 | The thing that made me a little envious was this girl — she 's his assistant on this particular film — ringing up , and there was a slight chance they would be going to Switzerland that day , and suddenly I was in there again and I thought how exciting it all was and how nice it would be to go off filming again . |
| 9 | After the matinée , she had met him for tea , and he had held her hand , and looked soulful , and told her how innocent she was and how easy it would be to fall in love with her , but how he must n't , he could n't , because he would be leaving and it would n't be fair to her , and anyway , he had his career to think of , etc . |
| 10 | When they 'd moved in he 'd made a point of telling just about everybody where it was and how much it was costing — wincing a little at the same time , as if he were telling the story against himself and his own folly — but it had become a sterile kind of heaven , and he sat around in it like some forgotten angel . |
| 11 | Too young for you even to try and explain what you were doing , how important it was and how much it took out of you . |