Example sentences of "[prep] such a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | AFTER such a long hot summer , with rivers running dry , it 's difficult to imagine what a good flood looks like . |
| 2 | with a high curved roof supported by girders forged in a Liverpool ironworks , and marble pillars and floors , ornately carved canopies , shafts of sunlight emphasising its height , and indeed , everything of a cathedral but altars and pews … . it was a relief to me , after such a long trip , to arrive at this station … |
| 3 | Norman must have been desperate to win after such a long absence from the winner 's circle , but that does n't account for his alarming collapse over the closing stretch in Canada . |
| 4 | Even the most saintly of people would drift towards complacency and arrogance after such a long period . |
| 5 | Even after such a long absence from home , Leopold could not bear to waste any opportunity of showing off his brilliant children , so , instead of going straight back to Salzburg , they took a tortuous route through Dijon , Lyons , Switzerland , Donaueschingen and Augsburg to Munich , where Leopold even contemplated extending the trip to Italy . |
| 6 | After such a long wait , Ellie was so stiff and so fearful , that she was almost relieved to hear them , laughing and jeering at each other , and then greeting their father , whom they were surprised to see home . |
| 7 | Or a mature student , apprehensive about coping with study after such a long absence , worried about managing financially and missing your children and family ? |
| 8 | He no longer saw Benny standing before him , but a dark-skinned woman , whom he barely recognized after such a long time . |
| 9 | After such a long and turbulent history involving Persia and its western neighbours , it is not surprising that the question of Iran 's frontiers with the previous territories of the Ottoman empire has remained a live issue . |
| 10 | Sterland 's condition after such a long lay-off , given his condition at ‘ peak fitness ' ( ! ) would also cause concern . |
| 11 | Quickly she turned her head to see David 's reaction to seeing his ex-fiancée again after such a long time . |
| 12 | But the doctors ' lawyers augue the case can not be allowed to go ahead after such a long delay . |
| 13 | No one could believe this had happened to us at Lyneham especially after such a long period of accident-free flying |
| 14 | His mother says that after such a long legal battle , she 's devastated by the judge 's decision . |
| 15 | After such a lousy start in life , and not a penny of the Alderton millions , people often expressed amazement that he was so unchippy . |
| 16 | the main point that I made to him was that after such a superb beginning where , where they actually state how much rubbish we produce , there 's absolutely no mention even though there 's space at the bottom there 's no mention of recycling at all . |
| 17 | But I ca n't I find it hard to explain why the after such a good performance against West Ham , But you know , it 's just all over , be saying that about his side second half now wo n't he , because they 've just put one point about a nine , and they 're a good side . |
| 18 | The team inside the car , three of them , would occasionally turn on the engine and try to warm themselves , but he knew they 'd feel the cold after such a freezing night . |
| 19 | League vice president Gifford McConkey said : ‘ We are extremely fortunate to get these two teams to Belfast after such a hectic season . |
| 20 | ‘ It would be a big blow if we were to fold after such a successful season , ’ said Nick Pemberton , the manager and secretary . |
| 21 | The Scots were allowed to escape , and Sir Thomas Gray of Heton portrayed the young Edward III in tears after such a humiliating failure . |
| 22 | And when I asked his orchestra 's publicist if Daniel Barenboim would really want to be interviewed immediately after such a lengthy spell of high-altitude incarceration , she said : ‘ He came in by Concorde , he 's just been on a two-week skiing trip with his family in Switzerland — believe me , he 'll be just fine . ’ |
| 23 | In normal circumstances there would be a serious doubt over Chatam 's fitness after such a lengthy lay-off , but the champion trainer has a remarkable track record with horses returning from injury . |
| 24 | It took Caillié eleven years of meticulous planning and a further year to reach the fabled city in 1828 , which turned out to be rather a disappointment to him after such a hazardous journey . |
| 25 | Louise was equally anxious to see this man who had had the power to persuade her niece to go against her upbringing and character and behave so recklessly after such a brief acquaintance . |
| 26 | THE one cold consolation for English football after such a wretched week is that English cricket is even more ineptly led . |
| 27 | The likelihood is that after such a short time in Vienna , he will stay on there , if with reduced involvement . |
| 28 | At the time , many questioned whether it is really possible to make a marriage work after such a short period . |
| 29 | Then I saw the spare figure of Captain Robins walking towards me , bag in hand : even on land after such a short voyage he had the kind of rolling gait that proclaimed him a man of the sea . |
| 30 | How was it possible he could know her so well after such a short time ? |