Example sentences of "be [det] a waste " in BNC.
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| 1 | But er you know , and it would have been such a waste cos he 's bright . |
| 2 | You 're such a waste of space you make a crab-louse look like Mother Teresa . |
| 3 | Otherwise most of our efforts are all a waste of time and energy . |
| 4 | It 's such a waste of young life . |
| 5 | Sometimes I look at it and think it 's such a waste . |
| 6 | I was n't surprised when the supervisor of one new work centre said to me , ‘ Oh Barbara , it 's such a waste — such a waste of people . |
| 7 | It 's such a waste . |
| 8 | It 's such a waste of time when they could be tracking down criminals amount of time . |
| 9 | and then only had it four years , but I used to it was , it 's such a waste that washing machine , I think maybe I 've done a few shirts hand washing and all the water , whereas in the twin tub I 'd of done the light weights , heated the water up done the shirts and , erm , got the put in , maybe towels and then I 'd put , re-heat the water if , if it was n't really soiled and I could do either all the dogs stuff or , or my dusters |
| 10 | It 's a very expensive undertaking all this and it 's such a waste of our money I suspect . |
| 11 | , I keep them it 's such a waste ! |
| 12 | It 's all a waste of time . |
| 13 | Well , they 're doing well there , it 's all a waste of time I mean |
| 14 | It was such a waste of a little stone house with a wooden porch and a view across the county as well as down the craggy rocks of the stone quarry . |
| 15 | He told US police : ‘ It was such a waste . |
| 16 | ‘ As it was such a waste of time , you presumably wo n't want to come , ’ Mum had said , trying to keep her face straight . |
| 17 | It was such a waste , so avoidable ; ever since he died you must have constantly asked yourself why . |
| 18 | ‘ So it was all a waste of time , ’ she ended brightly . |