Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] such a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps the 1980s can not be explained from such a near vantage point as the present , but , in any case , the underlying forces of the time are ( perhaps fittingly ) lost in Mr Foster 's litany of acquisition . |
| 2 | In my opinion , moreover , if the answers to both those questions are in the affirmative , leave ought to be given for such a substantive hearing unless , taking into account the other matters to which I have referred , the court is clearly of the opinion that such further proceedings would not be in the child 's best interests . |
| 3 | It is a tragic fact that the European debate , which is the most complex and important issue facing the countries of this continent , should be treated in such a facile manner , with the Trojan horse of ‘ nationalism ’ and ‘ sovereignty ’ wheeled out every time better arguments do not prevail . |
| 4 | Robyn smiled up at him , pleased that she should be rescued by such a friendly and not unattractive individual . |
| 5 | As we argued throughout the proceedings of the European parliamentary elections bill , the Conservatives are entirely responsible for the fact that this process of drawing up the new European boundaries had to be compressed into such a short time . |
| 6 | But what else could be expected from such a stiff-necked people ? |
| 7 | There were only three boys in whose case ‘ the clean break ’ approach was followed and obviously not too much can be claimed from such a small group . |
| 8 | As Lord Upjohn said in Phipps v. Boardman , at p. 123 : ‘ Rules of equity have to be applied to such a great diversity of circumstances that they can be stated only in the most general terms and applied with particular attention to the exact circumstances of each case . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It was rushed through , and because of the way it had to be constructed in getting the support of all 22 clubs , there was no way all the changes could be made in such a short space of time . |
| 10 | Whilst general claims about the prevalence of such awareness and commitment in the teaching population as a whole can not be made from such a small sample , it would seem safe to assume that the ‘ scene is set ’ as regards ‘ good will ’ . |
| 11 | Feeling rather ill due to lack of visibility , we stumbled into Chalet des Pierres , just above Courchevel 1850 , and were disheartened to feel that justice could not be done to such a fantastic display of food . |
| 12 | Quite apart from the political considerations , however , much practical work remains to be done before such a major change could be brought about . |
| 13 | I had n't known that I was going to be presented with such a large sum . |
| 14 | Although only tentative conclusions can be drawn from such a small sample , the content of the completed schedules does demonstrate the type of information that they are capable of engendering , and the ways in which it might be used . |
| 15 | Mr Major believes privatisation might be the answer but he could yet be persuaded against such a drastic course . |
| 16 | Moreover , it seemed ironic that South Africa 's reimmersion in the Test arena should be marred by such a local show of disaffection , a boycott naive and myopic in concept and of no relevance to racial reform in the Republic , which may yet have repercussions in the Caribbean game as a whole . |
| 17 | Electronic calculators can be produced at such a low cost that manufacturers of slide rules and of electro-mechanical calculators have completely lost their markets . |
| 18 | How had he allowed himself to be landed with such a sickly , dependent boy , but Willie was sick with excitement , not fear . |
| 19 | Crossing silhouettes in all orthogonal directions indicates that the problem can not be bounded by such a simple interpretation and further investigation is needed before the certainty of a clash can be established . |
| 20 | Even the heyday of tomb-robbing was over ; his scavenging could n't be called by such a piratical name and the local labourers could not be inspired to sift the soil scrupulously when they could break it with a pickaxe so much faster , and the mounted overseers might take a crack at them with a rifle butt if they dawdled . |
| 21 | A reduction in interest rates will result in a fall in the size of this subsidy , and the phasing in of a cash ceiling approach ought to be timed to such a favourable point in time . |
| 22 | It is remarkable that such detailed information can be extracted for such a remote system . |
| 23 | Pardy had almost admitted that he knew that — but had stopped just short and would n't be fooled into such a damning admission now . |
| 24 | Any quadratic form can be reduced to such a canonical form by suitable linear transformations ) . |
| 25 | Notwithstanding the popular appeal and political capital to be derived from such a humane-sounding statement , this definition is nevertheless at variance with the traditional understanding of the meaning of punishment . |
| 26 | Blanket speed limits applied to all vehicles must be set at such a low figure as to ensure reasonable safety with the most badly designed vehicle when it is in the worst acceptable state of maintenance . |
| 27 | ‘ That 's another thing , ’ Candy continued , far too old a hand at the game to be distracted by such a blatant bid to change the subject , ‘ I 've seen him deep in conversation with quite a few people in the club recently . ’ |
| 28 | There are some gaps in the surviving records , but for no earlier period , and for no later period before the nineteenth century , can the social fabric of the capital be charted in such a comprehensive way . |
| 29 | Quite simply the gulf which separated Britain from the Six , apparent long before the WEU was created , was far too wide to be bridged by such a tenuous organisation . |
| 30 | What Marx is trying to construct in his imagination is what it would be to exist in such a different type of society . |