Example sentences of "it [vb -s] such a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | OK they 're quite happy for their girls to be academic but daring to be more positive about being ordered outside that because it involves such a lot , having control over your own body , again you know , abortion raises its hairy head again . |
| 2 | It involves such a lot . |
| 3 | The board says it needs such a store in any case in the 1990s because there may be a shortage of reprocessing capacity at British Nuclear Fuels ' Sellafield plant ( New Scientist , 3 February , p 289 ) . |
| 4 | The verb to love is difficult to define as it covers such a range of emotion . |
| 5 | It is a singularity of the book that it contains such a wealth of excellent and dramatic illustrations and deals with such titanic forces and events , but written in such a flat style . |
| 6 | And Geoff , she said Geoff come round last night he said she is in such a muddle and it wants such a lot doing to it ! |
| 7 | If either kind of conjecture fails an observational or experimental test it will be falsified , while if it passes such a test we will say it is confirmed . |
| 8 | Either this plaster board holes or whatever the house well the trouble is it costs such a lot of money |
| 9 | I used to look forward to commentary on a Sat. afternoon , but it seems such a tie as Ipswich at home can not even produce a goal never mind a win . |
| 10 | On the other hand , it seems such a shame not to enjoy the outdoor life in summer . |
| 11 | ‘ It seems such a shame , that dear old place going to ruin . |
| 12 | but , it seems such a shame cos er big double gates you went in , you know , it was lovely , erm where did Keith go to school then ? |
| 13 | And it seems such a shame after all , yes . |
| 14 | You know and I mean it seems such a shame to cut it I mean they 're living things are n't they ? |
| 15 | There 's some valuable work gone on there , and you can , and if and if we 're going to deny these people , the opportunity of of achieving anything like their potential , I mean , it seems such a shame , when we , you know , when we are succeeding in the rest of the programme . |
| 16 | It seems such a waste to throw Christmas cards away after Twelfth Night . |
| 17 | I 'm horribly rich — it seems such a waste … ’ |
| 18 | Well er you know it seems such a mystery er to me , conker not shy . |
| 19 | Whenever it finds such a pair , it invents a new AND symbol , say A , and a production for it : |
| 20 | It should n't be simply out of guilt or duty — if you already have a good relationship it helps such a lot . |
| 21 | I can never see why people refuse to give autographs , for example — it puts such a dampener on things . |
| 22 | it considers such an education to be the greatest safeguard against the dangerous growth of State power , to be indispensable for the preservation of an effective democracy and to be the one , moreover , which can only be the province of a voluntary independent movement ; |
| 23 | It carries such a weight of ideology , however , that there is great room for misunderstanding . |
| 24 | huh , huh some one went , do n't because it makes a noise , put it down , no , because it makes such a noise when you pick it up |
| 25 | If we can remove these little stresses , or ‘ weeds ’ , from our lives it makes such a difference . |
| 26 | ‘ It makes such a difference to train people to operate in an interview , ’ commented the prince . |
| 27 | You know it makes such a difference I think . |
| 28 | I 've never been used to doing that and it makes such a lot of difference when you actually speak to the people . |
| 29 | Absolutely it makes such a lot of difference that 's right , yes |