Representing when, where, how and why
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Representing how
Information about how something happens can be given by means of adverbials 
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consisting of the following major structures:
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adverbs : |
You must come and see me quickly about it. (Bank of English)
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prepositional phrases (in, by, with): |
His government is willing to settle the debt in a friendly manner. (Bank of English)
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by + noun group : |
A certain amount of it is done by hand. (Bank of English)
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with + noun group: |
He then threatened her with a knife. (SCMP 12/11/92)
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adverbial clauses with as if / as though: |
The marriage is treated as if it had never existed.
(Microconcord Corpus B)
For further information about adverbials of manner, see 
Representing
when, where, how and why: Representing how.
Introduction
Representing how
