Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] such a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He said : ‘ On top of all his talent , to have come back from such a serious injury and regain his best form is supremely brave .
2 The drug has been around for the last 20 years , but this is the first time the research has been carried out over such a lengthy period .
3 She had saved up for such a long time and did n't want to carry a load of coins around .
4 She had to admit later , on renewing her lipstick in the Ladies ' , that it was fun being seen out with such a charismatic man .
5 She was grumbling about being called out at such a late hour .
6 He could have resented being called out on such a dark , stormy night , not saddled the King 's horse properly and this caused the accident on Kinghorn Ness .
7 The biggest threat is from loss of habitat because the rainforests are being chopped down at such a fast rate .
8 I 've run out of such a good dog food again !
9 ‘ If you 're forced to live on benefits you 're thrown on to such a low level that you ca n't dress properly for interviews or even afford the travel involved .
10 But support had been no more than patchy until it was taken up by such a strong party group on the eve of electoral victory .
11 The fact that the White groups were spread out over such a vast area caused the lack of communications .
12 There was no hint that Waringstown would be kept down to such a moderate total when Shane Harrison and Brian Sturgeon put on 46 for the first wicket .
13 Constance thought it extraordinary that this English-looking body could be topped off by such an Italian face .
14 Her mother , on the other hand , had been told her address the night before — but it seemed highly unlikely that Mrs Agathangelou would have splashed out on such an opulent bouquet to welcome her daughter to London .
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