Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] such a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the frustrations of being in opposition for so long to what is , in effect , a minority Government is having to watch this country go on for such a long time without any energy policy . |
| 2 | But did n't it go on for such a long time ! |
| 3 | Everything he did smelt quality , even though he was on for such a short time . ’ |
| 4 | They told me not to bother doing the premises up since it was only for such a short time . |
| 5 | He wondered anew that the great and glorious power of life could flow so fiercely and endlessly through such a shrivelled and unbeautiful fountainhead . |
| 6 | She was so happy , she could n't help giving grateful thanks out loud for such a quick answer to her prayer . |
| 7 | Amazingly so for such a big man . |
| 8 | Branch manager attributes their success to their vast experience and the fact they have worked together for such a long time . |
| 9 | There is no way they should be allowed the only attractive soft landscape area left , especially for such a paltry amount of coal . ’ |
| 10 | No one could believe this had happened to us at Lyneham especially after such a long period of accident-free flying |
| 11 | It is difficult to program naturally with such a restricted set of conditional jumps , so it is usual to provide the ability to jump on any of four accumulator conditions zero , non-zero , positive ( including zero ) , and negative — and perhaps on combinations of these conditions . |
| 12 | More and more I was enjoying my evenings with Frank and Sarge , and it was great to be accepted warmly into such a compatible family . |
| 13 | It must be very rewarding to be in a position to watch your granddaughter grow up , especially in such a gorgeous spot . ’ |
| 14 | Even more basic , though , was the pressure on a Celtic team playing for their dignity and self respect and who did so in such a convincing manner that all diagnoses of the final result came back to the same conundrum , where does the level of commitment shown against Rangers go when Liam Brady needs it most ? |
| 15 | There are many people around who call a spade a spade , but who do so in such a rude , offensive way , that this kind of plain-speaking becomes something to be avoided . |
| 16 | Some see this as indicating a constant relegation battle come the winds of March , but I believe it is only from such a lowly position , lulling opponents into a false sense of security , that we can wreak havoc on the rest of the League . |
| 17 | How would they shake down in such a confined space with what amounted to more than two and a half ? |
| 18 | He says there appeared to be no demand for another residential home because the residents did not want to continue living together in such a large number . |
| 19 | The individual organism is something whose existence most biologists take for granted , probably because its parts do pull together in such a united and integrated way . |
| 20 | They did nothing to root out the men who bankrolled the 1989 Centenary Tour which was brought together in such a sordid , furtive fashion . |
| 21 | Baxter found that a sow would cover her 30 kilometres inside a pen five metres square , and that several sows would happily farrow down together within such a small space . |
| 22 | A painstaking job , needing a steady hand , especially on such a famous trophy . |
| 23 | On the negative side , the small shareholder may find himself scaled down to such a small stake that a sizeable portion of profits would be wiped off by share-dealing costs . |
| 24 | There was no hint that Waringstown would be kept down to such a moderate total when Shane Harrison and Brian Sturgeon put on 46 for the first wicket . |
| 25 | He was n't sure he wanted to be in on such a dangerous idea . |
| 26 | Thank you all for coming , I know that it 's , it just shows how interested some of us are that you are coming in on such a nice day as this to hear Doreen Griffiths ’ The Cinderella Army ’ or the Land Army , and I must say just reading these bits up here now , I 've got lots of questions I want to ask her when she 's finished , so we 'll let her tell |
| 27 | One of them was certainly Kenneth Baker , glossy , sleek and cheerful ; behind him plodded his detective , a literate and unhappy member of the Special Branch who much preferred Brighton rock to Brighton beach , especially at such a late hour . |
| 28 | The biggest threat is from loss of habitat because the rainforests are being chopped down at such a fast rate . |
| 29 | Grado Cathedral , built on an island in the lagoon a few miles further south , is similar in design but the workmanship is not of such a high standard . |
| 30 | She wrote to Jane at the start of her employment : ‘ There are two things I beg you to do : get your time each day in the fresh air and strictly limit the hours you spend on your work , which I have always had to do anyway with such a large family and it does make sense in the end . |