Example sentences of "is in such [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But , as we have evidence going back a number of years the reactor is in such poor condition that there is no way they could safely operate the current requirement of the modern government standard .
2 PAMELA : I am glad he is in such good company and I wish him joy .
3 But Jackson , whose latest majestic triumph in Birmingham confirmed him as hot favourite for the 60m hurdles in Toronto , reckons Christie is in such good shape , he could be persuaded to change his mind .
4 The same can be said fullback , where Jonathan Webb is in such good form .
5 It may be that a variety of non-Northumbrian factors also played a part here — not least the early Viking raids , the likely disruption of shipping routes and Anglo-Frankish trading disputes — but the cessation of minting during Aethelred 's second reign is in such striking contrast to what happened in southern England that essentially it remains a mystery .
6 No child in this country is in such desperate need of help as those in Somalia .
7 Her famous voice ( ‘ Percet ’ said Sir Colin Davis of the Royal Opera House , Covent Garden ) , is in such worldwide demand that she is booked up for years to come .
8 The sight of teenage fathers is striking because it is in such stark contrast with the role of their own fathers , who were n't seen pushing prams when they were nineteen .
9 Rhythm in ballet is not therefore a mere time-keeper as it is in such social ballroom dances as waltzes and fox-trots .
10 EVERTON 'S season is in such dire straits that only a magician in the mould of Paul Daniels can rescue them from big trouble now .
11 It is in such mediating contexts , rather than in any direct tie to capital through laissez faire , that the social history of Darwin 's science should be sought .
12 Given that the Minister is in such expansive mood I will press him on the matter of training .
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