Example sentences of "how [adj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You remember how shy the father of Moseh was when Hamed 's father put the proposal ? |
| 2 | He might have listened to complaints of how stifling an aunt could be when one wanted to wander around London alone , or how one got sick in Venice or Paris , but he could only touch an elbow with mock sympathy or pat a sea-sprayed hand . |
| 3 | One interpretation was based on the fact that in each case memory appeared to be best for situations which accorded with the subjects ’ expectations about the junction , an attempt to test this was made by considering subjects ’ ratings for how normal the situation was . |
| 4 | ‘ when I considered how striking a display such a life affords of the nature of true religion — of the power of divine grace — of the mysterious but all-wise course of Divine Providence — and of the encouragement afforded for our dependance upon that Providence in the most trying circumstances … ‘ |
| 5 | But how extensive a part ? |
| 6 | Just how extensive a lord 's rights would be in these circumstances would depend partly upon local custom and partly upon the relative power of lord and vassal . |
| 7 | Now we have GCSE , which devolves somewhat the choice of topics and the manner and timing of assessment to individual schools , and shifts the balance of that assessment from the retention of content to the mastery of certain identifiable skills — though in practice how extensive a shift this has been remains open to question . |
| 8 | Owen was surprised to see how extensive the list was . |
| 9 | This aerial shot shows how extensive the site was when Erinoids occupied it . |
| 10 | Oh ! really , how absurd the man was ! |
| 11 | This fact merely needs stating to show how absurd the law is . |
| 12 | When he passed through an ivy-clad trellis arch and saw the man he sought , however , raking dead leaves and twigs into an incinerator , he realized how absurd the idea was that they could somehow be twin actors of the same part who had never met on stage till this unscripted moment . |
| 13 | The Ife Six Year Primary Project demonstrates just how profitable a well-run and well-funded project can be . |
| 14 | There is , however , one other problem requiring study which could illuminate the question of how profitable the war was . |
| 15 | What television can not do is convey the rise and fall of the holes and show how undulating the land is . |
| 16 | He would have been very satisfied to know what a comfort Steven has been to our family , how understanding , how supportive a friend in time of need , a valuable help to us in everything from fixing the car , taking over day to day decisions affecting the business/work/ Annabelle 's job , to just being there when we wanted advice and assistance . |
| 17 | No matter how logical or even how emotional the communication may be , the barrier prevents any unifying of perceptions . |
| 18 | What he did to me … that was to show us how total a tyranny was being planned , so that I — so that we — would loathe it . |
| 19 | Whilst at first sight this takes these areas outside the scope of enforceable Community law , it may be wondered how total the exclusion is . |
| 20 | He never realized how grateful a man could be for the chance to wash . |
| 21 | If you , Mr. Deputy Speaker , read what that council has got up to over the past four years , you will appreciate fully , just as people in Hackney do , just how shameful the record is . |
| 22 | In private most managers worry intensely about how corrosive the change will be . |
| 23 | The point , now belaboured , is how rich the state is in possibility , no matter what the taste or budget . |
| 24 | Knowing that large crowds mean a large number of losses , I 'm sure you can also imagine how rich the ground must be at certain spots on Harrogate 's common . |
| 25 | The question then arises as to how specific the Community legislation has to be before it precludes national legislation . |
| 26 | Which just goes to show how strong a hold The Birthday Party still has on the public imagination . |
| 27 | Even Ceauşescu 's critics inside the Communist Party revealed how strong a hold over them the anti-agricultural ideology of Marxism possessed . |
| 28 | For one thing , there is a limit to how strong a leg bone can be in order to withstand great mass . |
| 29 | Another wise investment is a life-jacket , for no matter how strong a swimmer you may be you can not swim if you are well wrapped up against the cold . |
| 30 | The degree of organisation developed by both Whigs and Tories during the Exclusion Crisis was probably sufficient to allow us to describe them as parties , although opinions on this matter will vary depending upon how strong a definition of " party " one chooses to adopt . |