Example sentences of "how [adv] they [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is at present difficult to say how effectively they controlled the flow of petitions . |
| 2 | Dismissing the argument that the directives were unreasonable , perverse or out of proportion , the judge said that perhaps the most startling feature of them was how little they restricted the supply of the ‘ oxygen of publicity ’ to the specified organisations . |
| 3 | Lord Donaldson said a startling feature of the directives was how little they restricted the supply of the ‘ oxygen of publicity ’ to the organisations specified . |
| 4 | And how little they realised the implications of such a narrow win . |
| 5 | The accompanying letter said how much they enjoyed the tour of Springfields and said Eric could pass on the sticker to his son . |
| 6 | Reaction to last year 's Fun Factory , she said , was excellent , with children and parents saying how much they welcomed the event . |
| 7 | What we can not know is how deeply they felt the break-up of their communal life and the removal of the prestige attached to the greater foundations . |
| 8 | It must also have provided opportunities for men to meet regularly to discuss politics , and such discussions , and the attitude of those in the shires in times of crisis , may often have centred on how far they thought the king and his officials were living up to what was expected of them . |
| 9 | how well they recalled the review activities , how involved they had been and how far outsiders to the school had been involved ; |
| 10 | The slaves would work the cane , the Spaniards had already demonstrated how well they tolerated the crop 's conditions , and most of the slaves were strong , young males . |
| 11 | Because companies pay taxes according to how well they did the previous year , the deficit tends to be deepest just as we come out of recession . |
| 12 | We asked the Home Office to appear in this program , but they refused , instead they sent us a letter full of encouraging noises about how seriously they took the question of data protection . |