Example sentences of "and [prep] [Wh adv] [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | She tells him about her father — about how he stood on the cliffs in a flapping raincoat when she was a child and sang the whole of ‘ O Thou that tellest Good Tidings to Zion ’ over the roar of the wind and surf , and about how later she could not speak to him without irritation in spite of her love for him . |
2 | Their manpower requirements were planned in detail and they knew exactly when and for how long they needed additional workers . |
3 | Why they moved and for how long they stayed in Charlotte Square , however , is a mystery . |
4 | Why they do it and for how long they have , are anyone 's guesses . |
5 | But if the feeling persists then see your doctor or health visitor and let them know just what you 're feeling and for how long you 've felt it . |
6 | But if the feeling persists then see your doctor or health visitor and let them know just what you 're feeling and for how long you 've felt it . |
7 | Normally a knight expected to serve for about forty days a year at his own expense ; the terms of his service might also be restricted — when and where he served , and for how long he would stay after the forty days if the king paid him . |
8 | Thinking about the bars and wire mesh of her cage , and of how long she would have to be there , he nearly gave up the job there and then . |
9 | She felt disturbed ; thinking of the gleaming Karl with his polished manners and mannered poise , and of how once he had been a boy . |
10 | Having commented upon the gentleness and generosity of the Caribs , he immediately reflected upon their vulnerability and upon how easily they might be enslaved . |
11 | Public Choice theory argues that bureaucrats are judged by the size of the budget that they control and by how much they can increase it . |