Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [adj] a " in BNC.
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| 31 | There is no real low level alternative because the High Street range presents such a physical barrier . |
| 32 | The increasing incidence of separation and divorce makes this a growing difficulty — and a difficulty which sadly has no solution . |
| 33 | Increased wealth makes possible a more relaxed attitude to work and the need to get things done . |
| 34 | It is easy to see why the Angelfish makes such a popular addition to a community fish tank . |
| 35 | However , sometimes the richness of the responses makes this a price well worth paying . |
| 36 | On the other hand , Ivan Lendl supports such a change , stating ‘ It 's the most controversial call in the game . |
| 37 | James Longden , who was Governor from 1878 to 1883 , thought that ‘ the number of lashes allowed is positively inhuman ’ , and that ‘ the physical condition of most natives makes this a more serious punishment than in England . ’ |
| 38 | The consummation of that desire , and the admittance of ‘ erotic sensations ’ on the part of the heroine represents such a break with the romance genre that it requires a new form , the development of a sub-genre . |
| 39 | After the humiliation of communism , the positive appraisal of the interwar years soothes many a bruised pride . |
| 40 | No wonder the Bible has such a universal appeal , and its potential impact so alarms political and ideological leaders antagonistic to its message that its production and distribution is severely restricted in half the world . |
| 41 | Strathclyde covers such a oh it 's a huge area . |
| 42 | Of the villein lands of this manor Reinbert holds half a hide , Robert 2½ virgates , Osbert 2 virgates , Aelred 2 virgates , Girald 2 virgates , Withert 4½ virgates , Wevela 2 virgates and Robert 2 virgates . |
| 43 | Avuncular men in their fifties and sixties may not be aware that this term of endearment causes such a reaction ; you could enlighten them by telling them that the form of address is out-of-date and out-of-favour these days . |
| 44 | Even the attentive parent may wonder why F. D. Eastman 's Are you my mother ? or the current number of The Dandy has such a hold over their child . |
| 45 | This incidence of fog is the reason that Linate has such a notorious reputation for re-routed flights . |
| 46 | The Festival has available a short guide to the venues used for Festival events . |
| 47 | My husband has such a terrible temper . |
| 48 | But only hindsight casts such a shadow . |
| 49 | If John Patten introduces such a system British children will work as hard as German children and a real educational revolution will have been brought about . |
| 50 | Not every seller welcomes such a detailed investigation of their home , but it is imperative when you are acting for a client who is proposing to purchase an old farmhouse , for example . |
| 51 | ‘ Pity that body houses such a closed-in mind . ’ |
| 52 | This fabliau makes explicit a linkage between vagina and mouth that we find implied elsewhere amongst the fabliaux : e.g. in Le Chevalier qui fist parler les cons , " The knight who made the cunts talk " , or Berengier au lonc cul , " Berengier of the long arse " , where a woman disguised as a knight makes her recreant husband kiss what seems to him to be her exceptionally long arse . |
| 53 | ‘ The climate makes this a good place in which to bring up a child . |
| 54 | Pat Langley calls such a conjectured feature an ’ intrinsic property ’ . |
| 55 | Henry Cecil records such a case : |
| 56 | Even the full immersion , even pure rainwater from the caravan roof , can not prevail when the Devil has such a hold . |
| 57 | That is whether the court has such a power . |
| 58 | South Africa has such a congested international itinerary over the next few season that there is going to be little opportunity for this country 's top players to even think in terms of county contracts . |
| 59 | Where the landlord has such a right , it is often overlooked in practice , and the landlord does not make a requirement until it is too late . |
| 60 | While many Le Mans results have been included in the foregoing pages , the race holds such a special place in motor racing history that it deserves inclusion in its own right . |