Example sentences of "and [prep] such [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There may also be the tacit and covert implication that those people who have to live in and through such an object world are equally superficial and deluded , and are unable to comprehend their position . |
| 2 | We have now examined into Master Hussey 's means , and we are satisfied , ’ said the prince , very gravely and courteously , ‘ that even though no exact inventory has yet been made of all the property passing to you , Master Hussey , by your uncle 's will , yet you have certainly acquired assets which must be disposable , and of such a nature as to be very readily disposable . |
| 3 | He is able to say that what he believes is true , and behind such a statement he has sure and sufficient reasons of which he is fully persuaded . |
| 4 | Eliot had written of and against such a milieu when he combined the elements of the savage and the city , from the beating tom-tom of ‘ Portrait of a Lady ’ through the rituals of The Waste Land and Sweeney Agonistes to the cocktail chatter and jungle martyrdom of the play , The Cocktail Party , yet to come . |
| 5 | The frogmen had been briefed — and with such a degree of certitude ! — as to the exact point on the hump-backed bridge whence the Tongue had been thrown . |
| 6 | The young Aberdeen side were relegated from the first division of the indoor league , but they are better disciplined outdoors and with such a wealth of talent at their disposal they will take some shifting . |
| 7 | From a purely technical point of view , this may not have been the standard performance , but in a place almost completely lacking in a tradition of classical dance , it is a delight to watch native talent channelled so joyously and with such a spirit of challenge to the myth that we exist only from the neck upwards . |
| 8 | we replied that our only object was to secure a Government on such lines and with such a prospect of stability that it might reasonably be expected to be capable of carrying on the war ; that in our opinion his Government , weakened by the resignations of Lloyd George and Bonar Law and by all that had gone on during the past weeks , offered no such prospect and we answered the question therefore with a perfectly definite negative . |
| 9 | In all honesty the difficulties are formidable , but I tell you this , for too many years trade unionism has been in the doldrums and with such a prize , however difficult to achieve , it would be a betrayal of our heritage and a betrayal of our members if we do n't give it a good hard try . |
| 10 | Certainly , I 've never met anyone in football with as big a will to win and with such a hatred of losing as Ian . |
| 11 | If one took analogies seriously and from such a definition … of ‘ so-called primitive capitalist accumulation ’ , then literally the whole of capitalism , right up to its death would end up in the ‘ pre-history ’ of capitalism : for capitalism obtains surplus profits from ‘ third persons ’ throughout its entire existence ; there is and will be no such stage in the life of capitalism when profits were not to come its way on the basis of exploitation of third persons . |
| 12 | It had been a stupid omission , but then she 'd left so unexpectedly and in such a rush ; besides , she 'd expected Suzie to be at the address she 'd been given . |
| 13 | The whole environment is mobile and in such a state of balance between deposition and erosion that changes are frequent and often important . |
| 14 | And in such a state of war as we have now in Wales , mischances can happen all too easily . |
| 15 | No matter how simple the programme , it still needed to be organized , and in such a way as not to give offence by seeming to slight a guest . |
| 16 | The weaving yarn was caught down randomly across the row , but in a different way on adjacent rows , and in such a way that the design was largely floats ( swatch 3 , card 3 ) . |
| 17 | For the Republic the experience was a painful and , some would always argue , self-defeating one ; for the Nationalists , united by a common deference towards authority , matters proceeded more smoothly — and in such a way as to determine Spain 's future for almost forty years to come . |
| 18 | They might also accept that some , if only few , among the many would grow ; and that when it had become operationally necessary or desirable a growing business could divide itself and in such a way that the divisions were suitable ‘ constituencies ’ for the democratic purposes of the co-operative . |
| 19 | In Ireland he might be able to choose between several candidates , but they would all have been selected by his party , and in such a way as to condition his choice if not to determine it absolutely . |
| 20 | Striding across the room , he thrust his harsh , angry face towards hers , ‘ Oh , yes , Hilary , you explained , and in such a way that they thought you could n't be bothered . ’ |
| 21 | To be developed " along appropriate lines and in such a way as to take into account the legal provisions , contractual agreements and practices in force in the member states . " |
| 22 | Reversing the courts below , the Court of Appeal refused his application ; his credibility was the key issue , and in such a case it was of ‘ extreme importance ’ that his evidence be tested by cross-examination in open court . |
| 23 | Such objects do not lie beyond our grasp , as the sceptic might suggest ; for we can hope that every member of the set of statements about what would be observed should be conclusively verified , and in such a case there would remain no further possibility that the material object statement should be false . |
| 24 | A statement in its memorandum of association that the company 's object shall be to carry on business as a general commercial company shall mean that its object is to carry on any trade or business whatsoever , and in such a case the company has power to do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the carrying on of any trade or business by it . |
| 25 | Your feelings may alter , and in such a case , you have our blessing . ’ |
| 26 | ( 4 ) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this section it shall be competent for a licensing board to entertain objections from the chief constable , lodged at any time before the hearing of an application , if the board is satisfied that there is sufficient reason why due notice and intimation of the objection could not be given , and in such a case the chief constable shall cause his objections to be intimated to the applicant before the hearing . |
| 27 | ( 6 ) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this subsection , it shall be competent for the licensing board to entertain objections from the chief constable , lodged at any time before the hearing of the application if the board is satisfied that there is sufficient reason why due notice and intimation of the objection could not be given , and in such a case the chief constable shall , where practicable , cause his objections to be intimated to the applicant before the hearing . |
| 28 | The alternative version has the same two properties together making up a property complex that is applied to the immediately adjacent subject of the sentence ; moreover in both cases the complex as a whole is assigned syntactically to the subject E ; the sole difference is in the matter of which property is taken as " senior " to the other within the bounds of the complex , as in ( 63 ) , and in such a case this will produce an infinitesimal semantic difference : ( 63 ) However this sort of syntactic trading is only possible where the language contains suitable lexical items ; it must have an adverb and verb with the appropriate meanings ; thus , in the absence of an adverb equivalent to after a change and a verb meaning to be orange , for instance , English can not offer such an alternative for ( 64 ) : ( 64 ) in spring , their skin turns orange 5.8 The range of verbs which can occur with postverbal adjectives is in fact quite wide . |
| 29 | ( i ) Related purchase Most transactions proceed side by side , and in such a case , it is important to treat them quite separately , using separate instruction sheets , separate files , etc . |
| 30 | In the case of a registered title , a charge may have been secured by the less formal method of giving notice to the Land Registry of " Notice of Deposit " ( or " Intended Deposit " ) of the land certificate , and in such a case the appropriate document is the " Withdrawal of Notice " , which is endorsed on the back of the official receipt of notice of deposit . |