Example sentences of "such a [noun] [conj] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is ordered that in the interim and an injunction is hereby granted ordering that in the events ( i ) that the medical condition of [ J. ] changes in such a way that his life is threatened but is capable of being prolonged by the application to him of intensive therapeutic measures including artificial ventilation , and ( ii ) that he is at that time in the care of the … |
| 2 | When the Duke died of dropsy in 1827 , his financial affairs were in such a state that his executors took the unprecedented step of placing his chattels up at public auction , entrusting the sale to the young James Christie . |
| 3 | Either way such a manufacturer and his distributors have to vary their marketing mix , if they are to attract the ‘ right ’ kind of customer . |
| 4 | He was a man who was isolated in his world , to such a degree that his immediate environment probably hardly mattered to him . |
| 5 | The next time she saw him , she would give him such a tongue-lashing that his ears would ring for a week ! |
| 6 | The man 's desires are immediately revealed : ( " That man would be well off indeed who might have such a maiden as his wife " ) |
| 7 | Reg Seekings , who was with Paddy Mayne , was also dragged across the desert at such a speed that his arms and face were skinned . |
| 8 | For the rest of the round , my father took such a pasting that his father , who was in his corner , threw the towel in . |
| 9 | When it is time for recreation , he sets aside his regal dignity for a moment , and is in such a humour that his condescension can not be criticised , his severity can not be called bloodthirsty . |
| 10 | Althusser does not attempt such an argument but his sole example — a glancing reference to Foucault 's studies of asylums and clinics — suggests that he might have some sympathy with it . |
| 11 | Money procured for Minton the kind of men he needed , but his inability to possess them left him with insatiable desire , to such an extent that his relentless pursuit of young men began to intrude into everything he did . |