Example sentences of "and [vb past] such [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Pilkington was delighted and became such an enthusiast for air travel that he went on to make many more business trips by air , some of them as far afield as Australia . |
| 2 | Some 400 million years ago , they found ways of surviving out of water and made such a success of life in their new surroundings that they ultimately gave rise to the most numerous and diverse group of all land animals , the insects . |
| 3 | MONDAY After the Miracle by William Gibson , which continues the wonderful Helen Keller story , was produced by the Horseshoe Theatre Company at the Central Studio , Basingstoke in 1990 and made such an impact that there were demands for a repeat . |
| 4 | Sir Robert Mark , Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis ( 1972 — 1977 ) , had always advocated the need for the police to have adequate notice of processions in public places and included such a suggestion in evidence to Lord Scarman at the time of the Red Lion Inquiry . |
| 5 | Then , crouching down , I peered out through the pouring rain and saw such a sight as I will never forget . |
| 6 | The singers give concerts of Victorian and Edwardian music and proved such a success that they were asked to return in 1989 , in 1990 and yet again this year ! |
| 7 | The Portuguese Governor intervened and said such an execution on Portuguese soil would be an insult to the Portuguese Crown . |
| 8 | He became a good husband , quiet and kind , but his family were strong Methodists and were shocked that she smoked and had such a joy of life . |
| 9 | GEORGE Bernard Shaw wanted to simplify English spelling and had such a bee ( a spelling-bee ? ) in his bonnet that he bequeathed his royalties for its promotion . |
| 10 | Returning to England at the Restoration , Shaw became one of Clarendon 's chief business advisers , and held such a multiplicity of posts that Sir William Coventry [ q.v. ] described him sarcastically as ‘ a miracle of a man ’ . |