Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] such [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who have worked so diligently on this exotic machine should be congratulated for bringing such a magnificent spectacle to the preservation world . |
| 2 | Furious with herself for allowing such a situation , she pushed Marc 's hand away , panting slightly with suppressed emotion at the misunderstandings she knew must follow . |
| 3 | Simon criticised Jesus for allowing such an immoral woman to touch him . |
| 4 | Although many writers recommend it , it is seldom worth using such a separate overflow area when the packing density is below unity . |
| 5 | ‘ Thank you , Mr Reece-Carlton , for building such a beautiful hotel in my country . |
| 6 | But Manweb reckons it deserves a pat on the back for producing such a sterling performance despite keeping electricity prices well below the rate of inflation . |
| 7 | Bethune-Baker and his school at Cambridge disliked the anti-rational quality in the book — the ‘ scandalousness ’ of the Church and its gospel — and took several more marks off Hoskyns for begetting such a child . |
| 8 | The recital quoted sets out the reason for adopting such a provision ; and when it comes to interpreting one or other of those detailed provisions , the recital is helpful in setting out the overall purpose to which they relate . |
| 9 | Looking at possible data structures for representing such a word list , there are many standard methods ( Knuth , 1973 ; Wirth , 1976 ; Korsh , 1980 ; Standish , 1980 ; Claybrook , 1983 ; Amsbury , 1985 ; Stubbs and Webre , 1985 ) , for example lists ( stacks , queues ) , trees ( binary , B , multi-way ) , graphs and hash tables to name a few . |
| 10 | In Scotland , where parent power in schools is further ahead than in England and Wales , and where parents will have the right to select headteachers or dismiss members of the teaching staff , as well as influencing the general policy of the school , many parents expressed their doubts about adopting such a role when the new school year started in 1987 . |
| 11 | Senior Tories believe the MP for Carshalton and Wallington must have had a very pressing reason to leave after staging such an unexpected comeback . |
| 12 | Had been appalled to discover , through the industry grapevine , that I 'd been allowed to continue with the assignment after taking such a beating from ben Issachar . |
| 13 | After playing such a dominant role in the employment and prosperity of the area for such a long time , it seemed an ignominious end for these splendid and inspiring reminders of the past . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , after making such a song and dance about it , there 's very little to tell . |
| 15 | Perhaps the most telling of such echoes is that between the stallion 's ecstatic animal cry of " " wehee " " as it races off towards the mares ( 4066 ) and Alisons 's gleeful cry of " " tehee " " after making such a fool , in her way , of Absolon ( 3740 ) . |
| 16 | Besides , after winning such a good race as he did at Cheltenham last season when beating Beau Ranger , it is very difficult to find suitable opportunities . ’ |
| 17 | The same principles as discussed above apply in relation to when is the optimum time for lodging such a Tender . |
| 18 | Mr Jack Straw , Labour 's shadow education secretary , said last night that it was the first time in his 10 years in Parliament that responsibility for piloting such an important piece of legislation through committee had been left to such junior departmental politicians . |
| 19 | Because it is both difficult and painful to maintain one 's stomach in a state of emptiness , we can not doubt that there are powerful psychic motivations for sustaining such an activity , which is not only abnormal , but directly contrary to both physiological and social pressures . |
| 20 | But not half as many as will laugh at you for writing such a loathsome , snivelling letter to the NME . |
| 21 | Quite clearly it was for me to initiate action to ensure that all aircraft of that type were checked for similar fractures at the earliest possible moment , but the responsibility for ordering such an inspection lies with the airworthiness authorities of the States in which the aircraft were registered and not with the accident investigation authorities . |
| 22 | And they laughed at themselves for believing such an unlikely story . |
| 23 | ‘ Um , no , I suppose not , ’ said the dog , suddenly feeling a little guilty for splashing such a friendly creature . |
| 24 | The great length of wing which this bird possesses , admirably adapts it for inhabiting such a country as the far interior is generally imagined to be … ’ |
| 25 | Officially a commemoration of the Great Exhibition of 1851 , to demonstrate British achievement in arts , sciences and design , its chief impact was one of surprise that in these depressing times the government should be capable of sponsoring such a fling . |
| 26 | If a right to conscientious tax diversion can be established in this way , then , if it is to mean anything at all , it must be proof against standard utilitarian objections , for example , those relating to the cost of administering such a scheme . |
| 27 | It is necessary to win over the negotiators to the idea of using such a computer model , and resistance is likely to focus on the idea that negotiating is a matter of judgement and can not be mechanised . |
| 28 | However , in the right circumstances a Court Scheme can be more attractive ; those circumstances are examined , and the advantages and disadvantages of using such a scheme and the procedures involved are explained below . |
| 29 | The motivation and advantage of using such a method as a research tool is that it finds a middle way between idiosyncratic subjectivism and claims to objectivity that have been increasingly questioned in the past twenty or so years ( by writers from Derrida ( 1975 ) to Lakoff ( 1987 ) ) . |
| 30 | However they will understand the difficulties of using such an unpredictable material as wood , and make due allowance for minor defects . |