Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] such a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I just thought it was a shame to go inside on such a night as this , ’ he continued , ‘ so I persuaded Will to partake of my company for a while . ’ |
| 2 | It was typical of Benjamin James , as it happens , to go in for such a touch of harmless sycophancy to please his friend the vicar ; he had very soon become , as we might have guessed , a respectable pillar of the Curry Rivel establishment . |
| 3 | The big surf companies have caught on to such a trend towards the plain and dark : Quicksilver is understood to be behind the Pirate Surf label , and Gotcha runs a second , more cultish label called More Core Division . |
| 4 | In many ways it was an advantage to work broadly with such a mass of detail — cranes , windows , cars and a myraid of tower blocks . |
| 5 | Cultural marginality , which encompasses the culture of poverty concept ( Lewis 1966 ) , has been largely discredited because of the implication that traits such as apathy and passivity , which are the hallmarks of the culture of poverty , are very strongly imbedded in those who grow up in such a culture and therefore prevent them responding positively if opportunities arise . |
| 6 | Bush , at 68 , had a hard job keeping up with such a pace . |
| 7 | Having looked unsuccessfully for such a bird house , I would like to find the name of a stockist . |
| 8 | Devlin said , ‘ A remarkable fella , your cousin , to come up with such a prime piece of information so easily . ’ |
| 9 | Even contemplating walking out over such a small matter may seem ridiculous , but within the context of that small world , the dispute was a major one . |
| 10 | He said : ‘ On top of all his talent , to have come back from such a serious injury and regain his best form is supremely brave . |
| 11 | Only somebody as naive and unworldly as Ianthe could have come out with such a disconcertingly honest statement , thought Penelope , who had of course wondered even more . |
| 12 | If s if he does n't why not and would , would you please tell us what possessed him to come out with such a , a remarkable statement and I think this goes to the what we 're talking about this morning . |
| 13 | The drug has been around for the last 20 years , but this is the first time the research has been carried out over such a lengthy period . |
| 14 | It was thought to be important that Parliamentary and public opinion — and concern — should be reassured by having a comprehensive review carried out by such a body . |
| 15 | There seems to be no escape from the fact that work substitutes will be needed to preserve society as we know it , carried out in such a way as to preserve particular countries ' economic viability . |
| 16 | Even capacity expansion co-operation has been carried out in such a way as to allow substantial continued internal competition and even greater market share changes than occurred in the United States . |
| 17 | The government is predicting real GNP growth of 7% this year , and Mr Choi will not be blamed even for such a ‘ disappointing ’ figure . |
| 18 | ‘ That 's precisely why I asked you to come here at such a bloody ridiculous time . |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | Therefore I would say a poem such as " I wandered lonely as a cloud " is not a good subject for one picture — because the poet can jump around over such a vast expanse and bring image after image to mind : |
| 21 | Whether such a policy would be desirable is debatable , but certainly no society has been willing to divert the necessary resources to the police in order to come anywhere near such a policy . |
| 22 | She had always been quite dependent on Keith , which was why he got away with such a lot , but eventually she has grown more confident , and believes that she can now make it on her own . |
| 23 | Those who benefit most from such a system are the two largest parties and those with regionally concentrated support . |
| 24 | All the known laws of science would break down at such a point . |
| 25 | The disc that slipped had done so in such a way as to be digging into my spinal chord . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | This approach thus represents an extension of the hierarchical system and can be considered to simplify down to such a system when each of the superior states are considered in turn . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | ‘ I came away in such a hurry — I 've forgotten . ’ |
| 30 | Each registered nurse , midwife or health visitor is accountable for his or her practice , and in the exercise of professional accountability shall : act always in such a way as to promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of patients/clients . |