Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] [be] [prep] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 How clever I am at these things .
2 ( It had surprised me to find how fussy he was about some things ; dust , and scrappy meals really bothered him . )
3 I shall be dealing more fully with the use of the library in the next chapter , but I can not stress too strongly how important it is for all researchers to be knowledgeable about bibliographical sources and , sadly , how few social science undergraduates are actually taught the necessary skills .
4 With around 700 people a year dying in house fires , doctors from Cardiff Royal Infirmary stress how important it is for all homes to have smoke detectors .
5 I wonder how important it is for those players because the the competition over here has its detractors , what about over there , I ca n't imagine the Italians being that bothered about doing well in this competition , certainly the gates over there do n't suggest that it 's that important ?
6 Isabella had sought the removal of the Despensers , which had been achieved , yet Edward 's whole reign had shown how resilient he was in these circumstances , and recent years had demonstrated the extent of his power and the ferocity of his vengeance .
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