Example sentences of "[noun sg] to such effect " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will Hay created the role of the seedy , blustering , and ineffectual teacher to such effect that his name remains a byword for the caricatured schoolmaster , and , usually with a small company of two or three ‘ boys ’ , he topped variety bills across the country , made successful trips overseas , and became a noted radio performer . |
| 2 | Often disdaining to wear a left-hand glove , he tore into the bowling to such effect that he scored around 62 runs per hour , a rate beaten by no ‘ proper ’ batsman in cricket history except Jessop . |
| 3 | Never before has a woman stood by her man to such effect . |
| 4 | Since Christie had the vote of the burgh of Stirling at his disposal after the Michaelmas elections of 1740 , when the friends of James Erskine of Grange were turned out of council by Christie 's party , Ilay and Milton showed their appreciation of the magistrate 's friendship by ensuring that Sir Robert Walpole recommended Mr. Christie to Sir Charles Wager to such effect that the admiral named Christie to the highly desirable post of lieutenant in a new frigate , with all the prospects of prize money which such an appointment entailed . |
| 5 | Where there is an express agreement to such effect there is little difficulty . |