Example sentences of "how [adv] they [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We keep asking questions about the Opposition 's investment plans : how much they intend to give to the British Technology Group , regional development agencies and investment trusts . |
| 2 | Up until the 1950s , it was difficult for any human beings who suffered from an allergic response to cats to become cat owners , no matter how much they longed to share their lives with a feline companion . |
| 3 | Then they calculate how much they hope to produce — their outputs — and what price they will get for their outputs of grain , or vegetables , milk , beef , wool or mutton in the markets . |
| 4 | It may be a good idea to telephone the agent to find out how much they propose to charge . |
| 5 | Their jubilation over Andy Mutch 's goal in the 67th minute showed just how much they wanted to win . |
| 6 | ‘ They decided they wanted to be involved and how much they wanted to pay for it . |
| 7 | The Local Government Finance Act 1988 imposes a duty on local authorities to calculate how much they needed to raise by way of the poll tax . |
| 8 | Members can also choose how long they wish to stay at the ‘ weekend ’ , whether for just a morning or afternoon or for the whole day-and-a-half . |
| 9 | In terms of time that meant ten to twelve hours , depending on how long they took to get through the Romanian frontier . |
| 10 | Mr Wishart opened the carriage door and asked a porter how long they had to wait . |
| 11 | She did n't mind how long they had to stay . |
| 12 | That 's how long they managed to compete , realistically . |
| 13 | how long they take to die |
| 14 | The other important questions are how long reservoirs survive , and how long they take to develop . |
| 15 | It is very much up to individual groups to decide how long they want to go out , where they want to go and what they want to do , ’ said Mr Nelson . |
| 16 | Most people are likely to judge the reforms on how long they have to wait for treatment — the issue behind the ‘ Jennifer 's ear ’ controversy during the election campaign . |
| 17 | It is the managers of local authority stock who determine who is allocated to which houses and where ; who can enter the waiting list and how long they have to wait and , crucially , who can transfer within this sector . |
| 18 | All multi-divisional companies face dilemmas and choices on the extent to which they seek to centralise or decentralise their operations and how far they try to fit their industrial relations into their strategic plans and organisational structure . |
| 19 | Ministers will clash over how far they intend to pay for capital spending projects by freezing the pay of public sector workers like teachers , nurses and doctors , or limiting rises to two per cent . |
| 20 | They know just how hard they have to try . ’ |
| 21 | We should pay the coaches to go to tournaments and watch and perhaps they could put over to the kids how hard they have to work ’ |
| 22 | The only differences between the expensive and other models is how truly they keep to target , how they behave in rapid fire . |