Example sentences of "[adj] [is] [adj] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is such a riveting conversation . |
| 2 | This is such a sexist comment but boys are taught about all of this stuff before we are they 've got a lo lot more idea about drugs and all that lot than most girls are . |
| 3 | This is such a horrifying thought that most of us would rather not think about it . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's only that this is such a vast place , ’ said Snodgrass , firmly . |
| 5 | A This is such a sad situation , and one to which there is no easy answer . |
| 6 | This is such a male chauvinist county this is n't it ? |
| 7 | This is such a complex matter , with so many variations to take into account , that it is in your own interest to act slowly . |
| 8 | The results of this survey would have been entertaining were it not for the fact that this is such a serious subject . |
| 9 | ‘ No , I do n't think this is such a good idea . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Well , actually , this is such a beautiful place , I was thinking of maybe staying on for a few extra days , ’ she invented hastily , knowing her mother would worry herself silly if she knew the half of it — let alone that her car had packed up . |
| 11 | Ruth will have told you — he mostly spends the day in bed , but as this is such a special occasion … . ’ |
| 12 | There 's money to make But it , this is such a difficult problem , you ca n't just anything about it , so let's get the cars out . |
| 13 | Since this is such a vital concept , all the computers discussed in this book are stored program computers . |
| 14 | As this is such a short route it is best to combine it with Days Four or Six . |
| 15 | However , because this is such a fundamental change , one or two of the essentials are worth repeating . |
| 16 | This is such a diverse field and so open to personal preference that I only intend to say a few words about it . |
| 17 | ‘ We have to ask why this is such a horrendous issue to raise . ’ |
| 18 | This is such a massive room , there 's so many lights . |
| 19 | At this stage perhaps I can emphasize Jan this is such a flexible concept that er we are anxious not to lay down any rigid rules as to how it works because if some things do n't work very well , they can be altered and if some things do prove to work well like the event we had at Felixstowe we can build on that success so quite consciously we 're not laying down any rigid rules as to how things go and we will look to review how officers we , we erm advise you as members in the light of practical experience . |
| 20 | THIS is such a delicious offering , of the kind that makes you chuckle in recollection on the way home , that I do not really want to give the game away by saying too much about what goes on . |
| 21 | This is such a formidable list that we might be tempted to assume that research and higher education must at least be species of the same genus of activity , even if not actually identical . |
| 22 | In this book I want to explain why this is such a big mistake , and how one can avoid making it , or rectify the situation if one has already opted out . |
| 23 | ‘ This is such a big game and we need fresh legs . ’ |
| 24 | This is all a far cry from the cosy coffee morning , which is itself shorthand for a vast network of peer support groups in which women , who have ceased to be competitive for the first time in their lives , can find reassurance during a period of mindbending uncertainty . |
| 25 | This is all a far cry from the halcyon days of the mid 80s when investors almost felt they had a vested right to 20 per cent per annum plus returns on a year by year basis . |
| 26 | It 's really funny though this is all a new experience for me , I 've never really , you know it 's quite sort of funny analyzing it all do n't you think ? |
| 27 | ‘ This is all a complete waste of time , is n't it ? ’ she added . |
| 28 | This is all a huge improvement on 10 years ago when the children practised their chess in a two-roomed flat with one wall reeking with damp . |
| 29 | Yet I have known students to suppose that this is all a single problem , to be disposed of in a single breath . |
| 30 | After the drama of Pye 's water wall , this is all a bitter disappointment and something of a disgrace . |