Example sentences of "be [prep] [adj] a [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have been through such a storm before , and it is the gusting that is most dangerous . ’ |
| 2 | strip , straight them open so that , they 're like that a bit instead er |
| 3 | Even more exhilarating was the fact that already his ambitions as a choreographer were making progress : ‘ I have been in such a state lately ! |
| 4 | She had never been in such a place before , and she saw at once that most of the men had girls with them who were certainly not their wives , or the kind of girl one took home to mother . |
| 5 | I had never been to such a show before — not at all the thing that well-bred young ladies are supposed to attend — but she made me laugh … |
| 6 | Er and again I do n't know er it 's only my thoughts that everybody 's in such a hurry today through pressure of this and pressure of that . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes , she knew , but she wanted things hushed up , so when Mam said she was marrying Henry she did n't protest over much , because Mam was in such a state then she would have brought the whole thing to light . |
| 8 | Space was at such a premium here that the narrow side streets had long since been filled with structures . |