Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] such " in BNC.
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| 1 | Owls ' eyesight is good in dim light but not so good in total darkness ; it is their acute hearing and the accuracy with which they can pinpoint sounds that make them such successful hunters . |
| 2 | You say someone such as myself , but I am as far as I understand the housekeeper of this house , while your father is the under-butler . ’ |
| 3 | It is the duty of the community to provide through its social and welfare services the advice and support which such parents and children need … such help should always be directed towards building up the responsibility of the parents whenever this is at all possible ( Home Office , 1960 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ They show you such hospitality , ’ he says . |
| 5 | But where a party says , ‘ I charge you such a sum by virtue of an Act of Parliament , ’ it matters not whether the money is paid before or after the service rendered ; if he is not entitled to claim it , the money may be recovered back . |
| 6 | Iago describes those who serve ‘ duteously ’ with a series of contemptuous images , ending ‘ Whip me such honest knaves ’ ( 44–9 ) . |
| 7 | You complain about your friends never coming to see you , but when they do come , you give them such a hard time it 's hardly surprising they stay away . |
| 8 | We really are very fortunate — can you imagine any other group who would invite someone they had never met to stay in their home — and give them such a wonderful welcome ? |
| 9 | He wanted to get on with the job of examining the clothes and , he hoped , identifying the body , but he had another job to do first — to call on the River Police and give them such facts as he had . |
| 10 | Sh and people here give her such a hard time I mean like the blokes are always say oh God , you know , that troll and everything but I |
| 11 | ‘ I 'm very glad that my books give you such pleasure , ’ responded Melissa with total sincerity . |
| 12 | The upper class has clear distinctive characteristics which give it such a sense of identity : not only its ownership of productive property ( the fundamental and defining feature ) but also its distinctive culture and status hierarchy . |
| 13 | As we have so much control in forming a horse 's habits it is up to us to teach it good ones ; and not through our own lack of thought or knowledge , or want of kindness and sensitivity , impair the horse ; or even worse , teach it such bad habits that its life will be a misery to itself or others . |
| 14 | And tell us such shou 'd ne'er be wore , |
| 15 | Next came an accusation , which Niki reports as follows , with Dennis saying , ‘ If you pay somebody such an amazing amount of money , you can surely expect a little friendship in exchange . ’ |
| 16 | How dare your boss , your customers , life in general , deal you such a blow ? |
| 17 | The features of Paray 's performance which make it such a success are relevant to assessing the newcomer on Erato . |
| 18 | It is these adaptations which make it such a fascinating bird . |
| 19 | I really do n't like driving , I just think its such a lot of work involved in it |
| 20 | On reflection , by keeping more heat off the roof and in the building , good-looking Vulcanite S.R. Roofings offer you such significant economic , performance and aesthetic benefits , it 's a wonder nobody thought of the idea before ! |
| 21 | Where radios use sensible frequencies , where you only see one or two staff who between them do everything such as operate the radio , do the paperwork , look after the fire appliances , sell fuel etc. and generally represent their respective communities ? |
| 22 | Thoroughly biddable , and mostly Christian ( to a degree which would put to shame most people who profess and call themselves such ) , they make admirable soldiers — intelligent , willing , energetic , brave … |
| 23 | Any time you have something such as the Rodney King incident on video tape for the entire nation to see , and the jurors somehow arrive at a verdict of not guilty , it is obvious that the system is not based on truth or justice at all . |
| 24 | Why have they such an appalling record when ready-made Bills are presented to them by the Law Commission ? |