Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] he such " in BNC.

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1 I would be failing in my duty if I allowed him such undeserved relief .
2 I gave him such a black look , however , that the smile froze on his face .
3 From Henry James , The Pupil The poor young man hesitated and procrastinated : it cost him such an effort to broach the subject of terms , to speak of money to a person who spoke only of feelings and , as it were , of the aristocracy ( 1 ) .
4 His voice grated , but he spoke out clearly , perhaps even a little louder than was natural because it cost him such an effort to get it out at all .
5 It amazed him such a slip of a girl could have such passion in her , and by then he had noticed the perfect contours of her body which neither the black dress nor the prim white apron could conceal .
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