Example sentences of "[noun prp] [is] [adj] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do shut up , Tilney : no wonder little Toby is such an insensitive oaf , if he has to listen to that racket every night … |
| 2 | The journey was an exciting prelude , the hospitality at our guest house was warm and sincere and Hungary is such a delightful country for the holidaymaker ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ Johnny is such a good player . |
| 4 | Yorkshire is such a small place really . ’ |
| 5 | Matthew is such a bad-tempered boy . |
| 6 | West Ham will be at home to Derby , for whom their former striker Paul Goddard is such an important figure . |
| 7 | ‘ It is a concern , ’ he admitted , ‘ because Darren is such a big loss to us . ’ |
| 8 | There were plenty other walkers fumbling around their vehicles in the car park when we arrived , but then Schiehallion is such an easy walk its popularity is assured . |
| 9 | If there 's any need for trouble shooting , we can do it , but Singapore is such an easy place to do business that typically investors do n't need much handholding . ’ |
| 10 | The suffering and death of Jesus is such an important part of the story of Jesus that each of the Gospel writers devotes a major part of his Gospel to it : Matthew , seven chapters ; Luke , five chapters ; and Mark , one-third of his Gospel five chapters . |
| 11 | Nicola is such a brilliant student I 'd asked the Royal Ballet to give her an audition . ’ |
| 12 | The loss of Mike Gatting with the last ball on Sunday night was crucial , because Mike is such a good player of leg spin . |
| 13 | The ICRF is such a worthy cause and what makes it particularly so is that it uses just 8p out of every £1 for administration , meaning 92p really goes on advancing the research , ’ she said . |
| 14 | But the US is such a big market , you ca n't ignore it . ’ |
| 15 | We do n't need whining leftie bands like The Farm droning on about justice and equality now that Britain is such a wonderful place , where nobody sleeps in a cardboard box or goes hungry or gets busted for the colour of their skin or dies of hypothermia , where pigs fly and the sun always shines and where kids from council estates have just as much chance of becoming millionaires as — say — kids who inherit a million pounds from mummy and daddy . |
| 16 | ‘ We are actively seeking to further our links abroad as Europe is such an important part of the curriculum , for 1992-style reasons . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ It 's just that Mr Potter is such an interesting man … |
| 18 | The attribution itself can either be total , e.g. , ‘ Claire is such a good girl ’ , or partial , e.g. , ‘ Henry has a vicious streak ’ . |
| 19 | I love cooking at home , although Susan is such a good cook that I tend to fulfil the role of kitchen assistant . |
| 20 | It 's a lonely spot , and if it 's walking you want , Moila is such a small island , and once you have been round it , you have seen it all . |
| 21 | Hysen , who won a Championship medal at Anfield , said last night : ‘ Anders is such a good footballer , I can not believe he 's not playing , particularly in a side that 's struggling . |
| 22 | Because Dorothy is such a charismatic figure , many people thirst to see her on television or read about her . |
| 23 | Benidorm is such a terrific holiday resort , with so much to do , that it is difficult to know where to start . |
| 24 | As Amsterdam is such a compact city they are all centrally situated and within easy reach of all the main sights . |
| 25 | Elizabeth is such a nice woman , she can not bear to hurt anyone . |
| 26 | ‘ Thomas is such an affectionate child and so like Vitor , ’ she completed . |
| 27 | It is precisely because Berlin is such a true mirror of so much European history that it always seems to embody so much of the darker , subconscious side of the European identity . |
| 28 | The decision to scrap Taurus has upset the apple cart , but McIntosh is convinced a rolling settlement will come . |
| 29 | ‘ Nothing much — only that Miguel is such a nice person . |
| 30 | How blessed you are to live in such a lovely part of England — It is a source of IMMENSE pleasure to me that JONATHAN is such a keen mountaineer and is to make his home here — it will be nice for John in his old age if he , John , deigns to come back to Britain , the native land of which is so very critical , but to whose change or improvement he does what ? ? ? ? |