static T3<S> ai_tripelize_howLongEtc(S s, L<S> tok) {
  printStruct(tok);
  if (eqicGet(tok, 1, "how")) {
    // e.g. how long is the string "bla"?
    int verb = indexOfFirstVerb(tok);
    S v = tok.get(verb);
    
    if (eqic(v, "does")) {
      int verb2 = indexOfFirstVerb(tok, verb+2);
      if (verb2 >= 0) {
        S a = v; // helper verb
        v = get(tok, verb2);
        S middle = trimJoinSubList(tok, verb+2, verb2);
        S rest = trimJoinSubList(tok, verb2+1);
        v = ai_tripelize_helperVerb(a, v);
        ret t3(
          dropTrailingPunctuation(trimJoinSubList(tok, verb+1)),
          v,
          trimJoinSubList(tok, 0, verb) + "?");
      }
    }
    
    ret t3(
      dropTrailingPunctuation(trimJoinSubList(tok, verb+1)),
      v,
      trimJoinSubList(tok, 0, verb) + "?");
  }
  null;
}