Example sentences of "[indef pn] [prep] such [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case it was Shirley who had typed the card and she was in a higher or lower world that cared nothing for such trivia . |
| 2 | Naturally , she 'd heard of this legendary Tech-Green , and was disappointed someone of such intelligence and vision had allowed maudlin dross to get in the way of his career . |
| 3 | It makes one wonder about that when one hears of someone of such frailty being pursued and put in prison for failing to pay a tax that everyone recognises was nonsensical from the moment that it was introduced . |
| 4 | Curiously , for someone with such interests , Glass himself does not seem to like theorising about music , disliking what he calls ‘ polemics ’ . |
| 5 | Soon after , she said wistfully : ‘ I am just very , very sad that someone with such ability is not able to serve his country in the way he can do best . ’ |
| 6 | Is the Minister confident that the counselling services offered to someone in such circumstances are of the highest quality ? |
| 7 | I know nothing of such matters ; I thought arranging such a consignment would take less time . |
| 8 | Obviously a client will not discuss intimate affairs with someone whom he believes to know nothing of such matters , or whom he thinks may condemn or be shocked by his problems . |
| 9 | This holiness is not merely a devotion to the deity ( there was plenty of such attachment in the ancient world that was far from holy — for instance the cult prostitution that was so common in the temples ) , nor a mere adherence to ethical rules ( there were plenty of those current in antiquity , too , and they possessed all the disadvantages , while lacking the advantages , of the Jewish law ) . |
| 10 | With a little thought , we can find plenty of such customs/rituals in the home . |
| 11 | To identify somebody with such skills and sufficient knowledge of the subject matter who also has the time and energy to take on the task will be a major problem to most groups . |
| 12 | ( 1 ) None of the objects set forth in any sub-clause of this Clause shall be restrictively construed but the widest interpretation shall be given to each such object , and none of such objects shall , except where the context expressly so requires , be in any way limited or restricted by reference to or inference from any other object or objects set forth in such sub-clause , or by reference to or inference from the terms of any other sub-clause of this Clause , or by reference to or inference from the name of the Company . |
| 13 | ( 1 ) None of the objects set forth in any sub-clause of this Clause shall be restrictively construed but the widest interpretation shall be given to each such object , and none of such objects shall , except where the context expressly so requires , be in any way limited or restricted by reference to or inference from any other object or objects set forth in such sub-clause , or by reference to or inference from the terms of any other sub-clause of this Clause , or by reference to or inference from the name of the Company . |
| 14 | On 27 June 1969 homosexuals had done something about such designations . |
| 15 | At least I know something about such problems ; they were my original reason for opposing the scheme , and I have not changed my mind in the slightest . |
| 16 | The question arises : is there something about such jobs that directly causes the people who do them to go off sick more than others ? |
| 17 | They also revealed a new generosity of spirit , deciding that , if they carried on playing thus , they would win everything with such ease that the various English competitors would lose their sparkle . |
| 18 | But it seemed I was n't the only one with such fancies . |
| 19 | For each of us ( it is said ) our lives are given sense by certain projects , whether it be that of being a certain sort of person , or of achieving something in such fields as the political , or cultural , or in our personal relations . |
| 20 | Did one in such circumstances ? |
| 21 | ‘ Words fail one at such moments ’ said the President when the news was broken to him at the Kremlin by the Norwegian Ambassador , but immediately recovering his powers of speech , he said he did n't see the prize as a personal achievement . |
| 22 | There are limits to what they can say in explaining their beliefs , the sort of limits which we tend to accept when imagining the constraints upon giving a blind person some understanding of what the world looks like ( although , as said , it would be wrong to suppose that we could communicate nothing in such circumstances ) . |
| 23 | This is not the case however when the to infinitive is subject : although one still understands that the infinitive event is realized , there is nothing in such uses which specifies what leads up to its realization . |
| 24 | The programmed " Have a nice day " lacks conviction , and courtesy means nothing without such conviction . |
| 25 | Never had she met anyone of such mildness , such ease , such openness of heart , such certainty of pleasing . |
| 26 | It was even more important to know when evil gods would be in charge so as to avoid trouble as far as possible by doing nothing at such times . |
| 27 | Never again did he remember going at anything with such concentration . |