Example sentences of "how [adj] a [noun sg] can " in BNC.
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| 1 | how tall a hare can run , how easily ; |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | However , how such a judgement can be made is controversial . |
| 4 | To understand how such a discount can persist we have to consider the value of a trust 's shares from a buyer 's point of view . |
| 5 | If one remembers that golf is the preferred pastime of a Grand Prix racer , one can see how such a tendency can escalate — check trousers , floppy hats and fringed white shoes |
| 6 | The delicate painting of the rose petals invites one to almost smell the fragrance ; how such a painting can be described as a still life is beyond me . |
| 7 | The delicate painting of the rose petals invites one to almost smell the fragrance ; how such a painting can be described as a still life is beyond me . |
| 8 | Today , of course , it is understandable how such a misconception can have occurred . |
| 9 | There remains , however , considerable debate concerning how a rule might be precisely defined and how such a construct can be properly applied to the study of social behaviour . |
| 10 | They might not , however , follow Marx and Engels in their conclusion that the system on which their own society is based will therefore also be overthrown , but it is difficult to seen how such a conclusion can be avoided . |
| 11 | But this merely raises the problem of a definition of " truth conditions " and it is difficult to see how such a definition can steer clear of the question of " ontological commitment " . |
| 12 | It does not matter how successful a person can be , there often lingers an unhealed wound from early childhood which haunts them . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | She has always given her time to support publication of her books , though she sometimes has doubts about how publicisable a novelist can be . |
| 15 | 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 ? ’ . |
| 16 | And with your toys , Capitano Trent , how small a target can you hit ? ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ How bad a pander can you get ? ’ said a leading Jewish reporter on a New York newspaper . |