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

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1 But it is such a famous story that we all mistake it for our own . ’
2 She is such a marvellous filly .
3 Why is such a hated crime dealt with so ineffectively ?
4 Limited liability is such a useful asset to the person in business that one may wonder why partnership and sole trading still flourish .
5 In a ( faxed ) letter to his old Bradford primary , he tells the pupils : ‘ It seems to me fax will spread everywhere , as it is such a useful instrument and a wonderful way to communicate with each other . ’
6 ‘ But it is such a useful box , ’ she said , ‘ I have been looking about for one like it .
7 I mean , chicken-pox is such a stupid thing to have at my age . ’
8 It is one of the most ancient of dye plants , its use being recorded 2,500 years ago , and it is such a strong dye that it will produce a deep pink-brown without a mordant — with alum and tin it supplies red and red-brown .
9 It is such a strong signal that it is necessary for us to know more about it . "
10 Television is such a visual medium that we all tend to concentrate on the images and not the words .
11 Nicola is such a brilliant student I 'd asked the Royal Ballet to give her an audition . ’
12 Time is such a great healer — ’
13 ‘ It is really bad if he leaves tennis because he is such a great champion . ’
14 However , after a number of fatal accidents this year , some people are questioning whether grooming is such a great idea .
15 The shell suit is such a great idea in sportswear .
16 Annie Lennox 's Why because she is such a great talent , and ( as it 's my last year ) Iron Maiden with Be Quick Or Be Dead .
17 It is important also not to pretend that library censorship is such a small problem that it can be safely ignored .
18 Yorkshire is such a small place really . ’
19 It 's a lonely spot , and if it 's walking you want , Moila is such a small island , and once you have been round it , you have seen it all .
20 Because ‘ communication ’ is such a wide-ranging subject , this essay can do little more than survey a few distinct areas of study .
21 It is such a pleasant change to have such a loyal employee .
22 ( 2 ) Supposing that there is such a moral law and that we are under moral obligations , what is their content ?
23 Kant answers the first questions by contending that we can not strictly speaking know that there is such a moral law .
24 Supposing then that there is such a moral law , what is its content ?
25 Although the wording of the Act suggests that it could be used in cases of abuse , it seems that there is such a general sense of unease about the law as it stands that some new and especially designed statute will be necessary for effective provision .
26 This is such a male chauvinist county this is n't it ?
27 As long as information is such a potent influence on minds and events , censorship will always be with us .
28 Incidentally this clarifies why the man-machine system is such a potent combination .
29 The national humiliation of being represented by Major will continue ; he is such a poor specimen .
30 This does not matter too much , because gravity is such a weak force that its effects can usually be neglected when we are dealing with elementary particles or atoms .
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