Example sentences of "such an [noun sg] [conj] it [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is hard for science to verify such an idea as it is beyond its scope to understand certain aspects of the unborn personality . |
| 2 | Well , there could still be a case for investment in such an enterprise if it were shown that the lack of profitability was the result of higher costs than competitors stemming from locational disadvantages . |
| 3 | For I am at such an inn because it is all I can afford — and you would not be here had you better means . ’ |
| 4 | The court will grant such an order if it is satisfied that : ( a ) profits have accrued to any person as a result of that contravention ; or that ( b ) one or more investors have ‘ suffered loss or been otherwise adversely affected . ’ |
| 5 | But central government need not give such an undertaking if it is seeking to enforce compliance with a statute or regulation ; although it must do so if it is seeking to protect its property or contractual interests . |
| 6 | I would go further I am not sure whether my Hon. Friends presented such an amendment but it was not called and ask that such a consultative committee comprise a large number of women bus users . |
| 7 | Asset values are falling to such an extent that it is inevitable many companies will break their covenants . |
| 8 | It should be noted , however , that there were several branches of the Leapor family in Brackley , and that the same Christian names were repeated over generations or within the same generation to such an extent that it is difficult to separate families , or even to identify individuals . |
| 9 | Greater affluence and improved air travel have also encouraged an increase in tourism to such an extent that it is now the world 's third largest industry and accounts for c. 12 per cent of the world 's GNP ( Geofile No 118 1988 ) . |
| 10 | On the one hand , heavy visitor pressures to a particular landscape feature may cause degradation to such an extent that it is no longer an attraction ; tourism thus becomes self-defeating . |
| 11 | The German version conforms to German style to such an extent that it is generally taken by German speakers to be a very well written ‘ original ’ . |
| 12 | At later stages the marsh cover becomes denser and deposition is encouraged , until finally the marsh is built up to such an extent that it is only covered at high spring tides . |
| 13 | The protracted effects of steam , heat and natural decay had weakened the structure to such an extent that it was beyond saving . |
| 14 | The Reform Act 1832 had , however , widened the franchise to such an extent that it was no longer feasible to ensure Parliament 's compliance by filling the Commons with placemen . |
| 15 | Low-spirited , disappointed that she must forgo the festivities which always marked the twelfth day of Christmas , she wept copiously and bewailed her ill-fortune to such an extent that it was feared she would increase the severity of the illness . |
| 16 | It was about three weeks later when I happened to notice that the pupil of this eye had dilated to such an extent that it was now noticeable to everyone . |
| 17 | By 1946 the requirements of the naval depot had reduced to such an extent that it was only necessary to provide a thrice-weekly service . |
| 18 | Over a five-year period Kiselev transformed the administration of the lands between the Pruth and the Danube to such an extent that it was to be hard , thereafter , for the sultan or outsiders to prevent the eventual emergence of an independent Romania . |
| 19 | With trading settlements and ports of call at Goa , the Cape and Lisbon , the Portuguese undermined the economy of the Mameluke Empire to such an extent that it was taken over by the Ottomans in 1517 . |