Example sentences of "[adj] be these [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So high were these prison walls , indeed , that they left you wondering at the build of the common Italian criminal . |
| 2 | ‘ How old were these kids ? ’ |
| 3 | How old were these children Nelly ? |
| 4 | So distinct are these forms of business that many insurance companies specialise in one or the other . |
| 5 | How real are these safeguards ? |
| 6 | How moving are these words with which the congregation welcomes the newly baptized into the family of the church . |
| 7 | But how effective are these bribes ? |
| 8 | So , but where I know it is a bit difficult with clothes because a market stall erm you do n't , you do n't normally get a chance to try the clothes on erm and you 're never absolutely sure are these clothes , is this garment going to fit or not ? |
| 9 | How useful are these tests ? |
| 10 | How good are these stories in verse ? |
| 11 | So sweeping are these demands , however , that they might be met only if large numbers of other workers support them , or if the miners bring the Soviet economy to a halt . |
| 12 | Nick , a ramble sounds a rather pleasant little loiter round Oxfordshire , how , how severe are these rambles you 've put together ? |
| 13 | How important are these awards ? |
| 14 | How important are these gene transfer processes in the natural environment ? |
| 15 | All of which prompts the obvious question : how fundamental were these changes ? |
| 16 | For example : — How does the school monitor attendance and punctuality ? — What steps are taken to secure improvement in particular pupils ' attendance and punctuality ? — How successful are these measures ? — Does the school operate a record of achievement ? — Does the school operate a pastoral , or guidance and counselling system ? — What forms of certification are available to the students ? — What percentage of students achieve a graded result in English and Maths ? |
| 17 | No servant was allowed to ride a fairy steed ; indeed , so proud were these beasts that ‘ a base-born churl [ would be ] thrown violently to the ground and killed on the spot . ’ |
| 18 | But I shall say what about , I shall say to the estate agent how determined are these people to move ? |
| 19 | How difficult were these culture clashes , especially over the dinner table . |
| 20 | Even though the rhythms in performance measured by the tests and ‘ real ’ tasks are similar ( compare figs. 5.1 and 5.5 ) , it is reasonable to ask how relevant are these tests to the ‘ on site ’ situation ? |
| 21 | Beyond this fulfilment of the letter of the scheme , however , lie questions about how thorough were these reviews , how competent were the reviewers , how comprehensive was the reporting . |
| 22 | How varied/uniform were these motives ? |
| 23 | ‘ What 's deeply worrying is these people 's disregard for safety , their disregard for property and their complete disregard for law and order . ’ |
| 24 | So sensitive are these organs and so characteristic and powerful is the scent , that a female has been known to summon a male from eleven kilometres away . |