Example sentences of "[was/were] such a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A number of grounds in the Republic have floodlight facilities and could have offered day-night matches which were such a successful feature of the competition in Australiasia . |
| 2 | No doubt , as meal times were such a major effort , people were less self-conscious about weight or diet . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , ’ said O'Rourke , ‘ you always were such a clever actor … ’ |
| 4 | ‘ The '80s were such a boring decade . |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't know you were such a strong swimmer , ’ he huffed , trapping her at the side of the pool with his arms each side of her on the bar . |
| 6 | I was certainly the ideal subject for his little tricks of ringing the door bell and running away , because I dared not ignore the summons in case it might be a client , and also the consulting and operating rooms were such a long way from the front of the house . |
| 7 | The sapphire waters of the coast have long been the domain of fierce sea-going tribes who were such a formidable barrier to the early European spice traders that the mountainous backbone of the island remained unexplored until the turn of this century . |
| 8 | The days of the Prize Ring were such a brutal business , fought under rules which enabled men to inflict terrible injuries on each other , and fights were fought to a finish when a man was downed and had been battered into insensibility . |
| 9 | Because Congregationalists were such a wealthy denomination the true figure would be considerably larger . |
| 10 | I suppose looking back on what I said at the time it was true and I did really love you and I still do but now it 's not sexual or romantic , it was n't sexual then because my mind was too pure and partly because you were such a huge chunk of my life , one seventh , and I think I always will do n't know what that 's su oh it 's love you I suppose for you it must have been such a small thing and at fifteen stroke sixteen you can probably only just remember me I was fourteen actually I was the middle son who was n't properly blond unlike the brothers and hung around near you far too much . |
| 11 | They were such a lovely couple . ’ |
| 12 | The best trip Paddy had ever done like that , because they were such a lovely bunch |
| 13 | In the early months of 1830 he broadened his vision with the establishment of the National Association of United Trades for the Protection of Labour ( NAPL ) and during the next four years he was at the centre of the many radical and union initiatives that were such a notable feature of the period . |
| 14 | She said : ‘ I remember it very clearly because they were such a beautiful couple . |
| 15 | She said : ‘ I remember it very clearly because they were such a beautiful couple . |
| 16 | But I wanted to do it , because I did n't want anyone else to be speaking my ideas when it was such a personal statement . |
| 17 | It was such a hot day ; the air-conditioning had broken down , yet again , and the twins were nearly going mad at being cooped up in the hot apartment . |
| 18 | He went inside , because the door was open ( since it was such a hot day ) , + looked for Scruffy . |
| 19 | It was such a collective experience that John was n't mine any more , I had to share him with all these people , each with different motivations and reasons for being here . |
| 20 | It was such a major operation but it had to be done although sometimes you think : My God , he 's worse off than before . |
| 21 | She was such a bubbly lady with a great edge to her voice . |
| 22 | It was a short hop for Foucard to suggest that as her colleague was such a dull man it was unlikely the flat had been searched for something belonging to him , more likely that the hunt was for something belonging to Rain or Oliver . |
| 23 | It was such a simple thing , to go against the consensus reality , but so few human beings could work up the willpower . |
| 24 | It was such a simple thing , but once the straight end was threaded through the loop to make a noose it became a murderous weapon . |
| 25 | And after that she seemed happy the rest of the way , saying how lovely it had been to see them even for such a short time and how she 'd come down again when she could , but it was such a long way and the trains were so crowded with soldiers and she had had to take two whole days off from the ambulance station . |
| 26 | And since it was such a long way from goal there was no no advantage in going down was there ? |
| 27 | It was such a long trip , ’ she could n't help craning her neck to see where the old witch was . |
| 28 | Not because she could n't remember , but because it was such a long time since she 'd seen her and she felt strange , suddenly , knowing that this time tomorrow they would be on their way to Scotland and she would be waiting for them . |
| 29 | This element of the second stanza creates a sensation that Tithonus now refers to himself as a completely different man to what he was in his youth as it was such a long time ago . |
| 30 | There was such a long silence that he looked up from his plate . |