Example sentences of "how [pron] [vb past] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The story tells how everyone accepted the coins and the cointerfeiters prospered mightily , and so It seems , did the mine ! |
| 2 | Then a leading photographer will capture your new look for our April issue , in which we will also publish the results of the two surveys showing how everyone found the experience of using Elancyl . |
| 3 | I had the easy choice of remaining silent , or the more difficult one of addressing the problem at some length in various publications ; which is how I resolved the practical difficulties . |
| 4 | I do n't know how I got the following impression from Lili . |
| 5 | I do n't know how I got the time to play . |
| 6 | I do n't know how I had the nerve to speak to you as I did — to turn you away when you were being so nice and so good . |
| 7 | If Esmonde ever asked me how I enjoyed the evening 's ‘ specials ’ I could always say I 'd found them warm and soft ; comfortable to land on . |
| 8 | Do n't you remember how I rebuked the winds on that occasion ? |
| 9 | ‘ That 's how I spent the best years of my life , ’ she often said to her son . |
| 10 | I can not imagine how I made the mistake of putting a patient 's medical card in with my last note to you . |
| 11 | Guess how I heard the news , My scum supporting cousin rang me up . |
| 12 | I do n't know , either , how I left the room later . |
| 13 | I 'm sure you can imagine how I felt the next morning — I could n't move a muscle ! |
| 14 | ‘ I ca n't tell you how I felt the night it finally happened ! ’ he said suddenly , his voice unsteady . |
| 15 | I remember someone — the school cleaner , I think — telling me how dreadful this omission was , and how I recognised the mixture of shock and pity in her voice without being able to separate the two , or understand to whom they were being allocated and why . |
| 16 | How I envied the schoolgirls of St Clare 's or Malory Towers : they belonged to a safe , structured world where rules were rules , good was good , and bad was bad . |
| 17 | This is how I achieved the elaborate sky in Figure 3 , using the dust of black No. 199 , cold grey 111 , No. 232 , blue violet , No. 137 , and phthalo blue dark , No. 152 . |
| 18 | It would take far too long to tell you in detail how I identified the specific genetic patterns of these chromosomes ; you 'll have to accept my assurance that I believe I did identify them . ’ |
| 19 | That 's how I reached the marshes , and the churchyard . |
| 20 | He wants to know how I discovered the Old Rectory . |
| 21 | They asked me how I wanted the neck and slits . |
| 22 | I 'm not sure how I bent the metal strip , but one possibility comes to mind . |
| 23 | We talked about other things , and I told for the first time the story of how I lost the job at Drummonds , which made us both laugh so much the nurses came running with shocked looks to shut us up . |
| 24 | However , let me assure you that your star sign had little bearing on how I conducted the interview . ’ |
| 25 | That 's how I saved the boat then . |
| 26 | But giving up performing also helped them develop personally in other directions : John Lennon acted in a film called How I Won The War ( of best-forgotten quality ) ; George Harrison travelled to India to study the sitar and encounter Eastern religion ; Ringo Starr concentrated on his expanding home and family ; and Paul McCartney wrote some film music and travelled in Africa , though he also felt rather lost ( he tried to think about God , he said , but nothing came ) . |
| 27 | How I Won the War was Lester 's first ‘ serious ’ film , not only an anti-war film but an attack on war films themselves . |
| 28 | Jack Hedley and James Cossins , who had acted his brothers in the play , were now cast in How I Won the War , as was Sheila Hancock , who had played his sister-in-law . |
| 29 | ‘ At about the time we finished making The Knack , ’ said Richard Lester , ‘ I bought the book of How I Won the War , by Patrick Ryan , and started work with Charles Wood on a screenplay , with Michael in mind as the lead . |
| 30 | Crawford described How I Won the War as ‘ a brilliant movie ’ , but reviews were mixed , partly depending on each critic 's political opinions . |