Example sentences of "at [Wh adv] [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was exactly what she would have imagined an ex-racing driver to choose , but when he set off she was surprised at how carefully he drove . |
| 2 | She was tall and had a slender enough waist for him to have spanned it with his hands , and he was amazed at how strongly he wished he could be given the chance . |
| 3 | He liked seeing her like that , even although he was cowering under his coat collar trying to keep dry , still surprised at how easily it had gone at home . |
| 4 | Henri watched him go , trying to calm himself down , distressed at how easily he had succumbed to Richmann 's taunts . |
| 5 | Huy was grimly amused at how easily he could deny his former master 's name . |
| 6 | Karen limned it in , surprised at how easily she added lurid details . |
| 7 | ‘ Stick players who try the Grand for the first time are surprised at how fast they adapt to it , ’ says inventor , manufacturer and player Emmett Chapman . |
| 8 | ( Practise that defensive movement with a friend and you will be amazed at how fast you can turn to protect yourself , and how difficult you can make it for him or her to hit you . ) |
| 9 | But I suspect that if you confronted your past , you would be amazed at how little it moved you . |
| 10 | Aisha 's insistent words in the grain store , as she shook her gold earrings and the bangles on her wrist , urging me to stay at home , but I could only gaze at her shoes and marvel at how exactly they matched her handbag . |
| 11 | I was amazed at how well we were welcomed — after their initial shock . |
| 12 | ‘ They obviously thought I was doing terribly badly at that time and were very pleased at how well they had rigged me out … until I put on the mac . |
| 13 | Let's now look at how well you get along with other people Have a look at the list of everyday things in the questionnaire and decide which ones you need to do more of and which ones you need to do less of . |
| 14 | Today we 'll talk about the Oxford City Council and look at how well it 's run , or how well it 's not run . |
| 15 | But Wayne says he was amazed at how well she took the singing part of Palene , lover of the warrior Spartacus . |
| 16 | On her daily trips to Edinburgh to try to pin Jake down , Shiona made a point of seeing her little sister , and she was delighted at how well she was looking , even though , as yet , she was n't back at school . |
| 17 | I found myself laughing at how easy it all seemed , and axe in hand went hurrying off to join him . |
| 18 | Even if you are mouse phobe you should at least give it a try because you might be surprised at how easy it makes common operations . |
| 19 | She had also been surprised at how easy she had found it to talk to him , about all the private , intimate failures and successes of her life ; fascinated to hear about his problems with the privately owned Wyndham International Banking Corporation , which he had recently taken over from his father . |
| 20 | But you 'll be surprised at how soon you will become accustomed to the ‘ real ’ taste of food without salt . |
| 21 | ‘ I am taking my domestic home , ’ I said , surprised at how calmly I lied . |
| 22 | Dekko was almost dead with relief at how lightly he had escaped . |
| 23 | You may also be surprised at how often they say he is still there ! |
| 24 | You will not always get a reply but you may be surprised at how often you do . |
| 25 | Having been a subscriber from your first issue , I find myself already amazed at how often I refer to my various back numbers . |
| 26 | Friends were surprised at how often I would stay on their floors after an evening out , and I would alternate between trips to my parents ' house in Wales and visits to friends from pre-army days , who I would surprise by telephoning to say I was on leave from the regular army . |
| 27 | ‘ When I watched them win 2–0 at Tottenham they kept it ever so tight , so I was surprised at how much they came out and attacked . ’ |
| 28 | It is partly the recession and partly companies taking a realistic look at how much they can afford . ’ |
| 29 | He admitted that the ending of PRT rebates might make it more costly to drill wells confirming the size of the field , but added : ‘ We look at the production side rather than exploration and we also look at how much it costs the Government . ’ |
| 30 | You know you have to draw the line at how far you can go but I 'm f I 'm worried about this account definitely . |