Example sentences of "[vb pp] such [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here was the game of chance in a society forbidden such games . |
| 2 | He saw her sorrow and wanted to weep , too , but men were forbidden such luxuries . |
| 3 | Working conditions were matched with those in the main work area , and Mayo then varied such things as room temperature , humidity , hours of work , and rest-breaks . |
| 4 | Presumably the employee would have led evidence as to the latter if the employer 's accounts had indeed contained such information . |
| 5 | White and anxious , she said : Yes , she had given that bag to her daughter , and it had contained such chocolates . |
| 6 | ‘ At 28ft the front window cracked and I had a job getting up again' he writes , the Prime Minister did not approve of such risks by senior officers , but the CCO felt his men expected such leadership . |
| 7 | As is to be expected such loans are liquid and generate income . |
| 8 | However much they may have disliked such labels they were unavoidable as the dramatic jump in their lifestyle was to have an equally powerful , and highly visible , effect on the company . |
| 9 | Of course there is no obligation to use the language of algebra in this way any more than there is to use the symbol x in solving problems involving quadratic equations : as mentioned earlier the Babylonians readily solved such problems writing down everything in longhand . |
| 10 | In each case , MI5 alleged that those who had reported such stories were either mentally unbalanced , or seeking publicity , which was a convenient way of denigrating them and the tales . |
| 11 | Reason and Mycielska refer to this as a ‘ time-gap experience ’ and found that more than half their sample of 85 psychology undergraduates and postgraduates reported such experiences as happening more than once a month . |
| 12 | They were neglectful and inattentive to their duties : several times Fedorov had reported such failings to his superiors , but to his surprise had been ignored or abused instead of thanked . |
| 13 | But only about 170 Arabs had claimed such compensation in five years ; making a claim in the Israeli courts means recognising the state of Israel . |
| 14 | But other oil producing countries have claimed such taxes only contribute to the state revenues of rich , oil-consuming countries while reducing the earnings of developing countries dependent on oil exports . |
| 15 | Some of the secondary girls considered such goings on beneath their dignity but it was n't long before they began to take an interest and help out in the " Ox-farm " . |
| 16 | Witchcraft was no longer a recognized cause of death since the British authorities considered such beliefs as absurd as they were uncivilized . |
| 17 | Sally-Anne , for thinking this she was Sally-Anne again , not McAllister , Dr Neil 's acolyte in childbirth , had never seriously considered such things before , but living among the East End poor she was beginning to ask questions not only about her own , previously pampered life , but about life in general , and the stunted lives of those around her in particular . |
| 18 | The Committee considered such appointments preferable to more covert arrangements whereby certain officers became singled out as sympathetic sources of advice . |
| 19 | This is illustrated by the case of the old person who wishes to go into residential care , who is fit and well but wants the comfort and security which it is considered such care will provide . |
| 20 | Each season , there was two week 's probation , which was unpaid even though the Labour Exchange considered such men employed and refused to pay them dole-money ! |
| 21 | For example , a survey of just under 1,000 firms in the 1950s ( Industrial Welfare Society 1951 ) found that , even among the employers of skilled workers , a third were doubtful as to the worth of those over 45 , while 6 per cent considered such men ‘ too old ’ . |
| 22 | Working parties considered such issues as energy , communications , environment , the movement of people and culture . |
| 23 | In April 1965 Crawford opened with Harry H. Corbett in a new comedy , Travelling Light , at the Prince of Wales Theatre , where he had enjoyed such success in Come Blow Your Horn . |
| 24 | But it is absurd to suppose that Lewis had nothing to gain from Minto 's company , or that all thEir time was spent discussing domestic trivia ( much as she and Lewis both enjoyed such discussions ) . |
| 25 | She was a somewhat intense woman who probably rather enjoyed such gatherings , but I 've often wondered if she secretly used them as a ruse to get her husband home to mind the little one while she nipped out for a breather . |
| 26 | No-one has enjoyed such popularity over such a wide range of colleagues from the very junior to the very senior . |
| 27 | She could not remember when she had last enjoyed such comfort . |
| 28 | Some of the Girls enjoyed such encounters ; others loathed them : |
| 29 | Swedish Lutheranism , with its strong medieval roots , also has not forgotten such ideas entirely . |
| 30 | She had a feeling of being carried such distances by the water that it was impossible for any more harm to come to her . |