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Meanings of however many in English

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Usage of however many in English
1
You were not looking down on Earth from however many miles up.'
Wired
2
Some boys never grew to be daddies, however many children they sired.
The Hellbound Heart
3
And something else, some splice I've never seen, however many that makes.
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
4
Then there were however many more stood by in that idling car.
Frozen Heat
5
With regard to the last item-thewater-vapour-therearehowever many serious difficulties.
Is Mars habitable? A critical examination of Professor Percival ...
6
He's been awesome for Northampton and he's played however many games this year.
The Guardian
7
She's left her alone for however many years, but maybe .
Ice Like Fire
8
Or jump however many times it takes to get to Earth?
Book Two: Descent
9
There are streetlights for the first time in however many miles.
Pandaemonium
10
I'd be happy to lend you however many books you'd like to examine.
Water, stone, heart
11
These cannot be improvised, however many millions Government may be prepared to spend.
Indian Unrest
12
So he stayed another year, they made however many thousand dollars from his stay.
Radio NZ
13
So now there are already however many thousands of games available on the iPhone.
Wired
14
In the old free Tinder you could swipe on however many people you wanted.
Wired
15
I'd been through too much in the past, however many hours it had been.
Bloodfever
16
The last one was in Tokyo, a dateline and however many time zones away.
Wired
This collocation consists of:
However many through the time
However many across language varieties
Australia
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United States of America
Less common
Ireland
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