Example sentences of "had such a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One can be perfectly sure that had such a momentous event happened on the Lord 's Day , that fact alone would have been reported over and over again , the comfortable synchronicity of it all being a matter for boundless pleasure . |
| 2 | Of course , she did n't believe every Sagittarian had felt someone was plotting against them , or that each and every one had such a momentous decision to make . |
| 3 | Delegates could choose from the whole range of subjects throughout but the Dance Section had such a wide variety of topics and practical workshops that it hard to find time to fit everything in . |
| 4 | I had such a lazy week Christmas week I went down to er Northamptonshire to my son 's . |
| 5 | It was a good thing , Ken admitted , that Wendy had such a placid and loving temperament . |
| 6 | This meant a heavy involvement at senior management level and a heavy workload for both the Computer Services Division and the new Payroll/Personnel Departments in order to implement and operate a system which had such a radical effect on the organisation and administration of payroll and personnel records . |
| 7 | It was this lack of independence which so appalled her , while at the same time she knew , when it came down to fundamentals , that she had such a vulnerable appendage permanently dependent on her . |
| 8 | She had such a morbid fear of letting down her husband and the royal family ‘ firm ’ that she performed her official duties when she was quite clearly unwell . |
| 9 | They had such a long distance that they were allowed to have a police bicycle . |
| 10 | This was mainly for financial reasons , as the show had such a tiny budget , but it worked quite well . |
| 11 | They had such a tiny life cycle it still had trainer wheels on it . |
| 12 | I had such a horrific adolescence and childhood , it 's not surprising I found a way out , an escape from the pain . |
| 13 | Hussa was a large , enveloping woman with a large , enveloping sense of humour ; she walked with the rolling gait of a shore-bound sailor and her veils had such a haphazard permanence , you felt they were an outgrowth of her personality rather than a covering . |
| 14 | I was surprised to find that she had such a rich and violent internal life and that all this was smouldering and seething away . |
| 15 | He had such a strange look … ’ |
| 16 | Eleanor Thorne moved her head about uneasily on the pillow for a moment or two , wishing she had not complained about the soap , for now Alida might change the brand , keep that tablet to herself , And if it did not lather well , it had such a distinctive scent , a scent Eleanor liked . |
| 17 | But everything else about the electoral coverage left me cold because it had such a restricted view of politics as a game with rules that do n't actually touch people . |
| 18 | Havelock Wilson who had , of course , been among those leaders to whom Larkin 's vituperation had been particularly directed , reserved his regrets for the oppressed people of Ireland whose cause had been so ill served by the " blunders and follies " of Larkin who " had such a splendid case , but made such a sorry mess of it , doing everything he ought not to have done and nothing that he ought to " and bringing , by his defeat , comfort to the Irish employers who had nothing good to be said for them at all . |
| 19 | Why was she so unhappy when she had such a charmed life ? |
| 20 | As the Enlightenment and early capitalism had such a major effect in Great Britain , let us home in on England . |
| 21 | It was fabulous because King Crimson had such a tremendous sound and such a tremendous image that for them to suddenly stand up and do a lot of Buddy Holly hits with Donovan singing vocals was really cute . |
| 22 | ‘ We had such a great time on stage that we wanted to do something else , ’ said Kylie . |
| 23 | ‘ Good , I 'm glad to hear you had such a successful afternoon . ’ |
| 24 | Yet I had such a deep longing for the romantic friendship , for the ami amant , for that ‘ someone to watch over me ’ , that I was often half tempted to succumb to the wiles of youths I felt pretty sure were plain-clothes detectives from the Vice Squad or undercover agents for MI5 . |
| 25 | Poor Maxine had such a low opinion of herself that it was going to be necessary to build up her confidence in general , so that she would then be able to play a part in her own treatment . |
| 26 | Wayne , Ricky 's favourite pony , had such a low threshold of boredom that he had a special manger hooked over the half-door so he could eat and miss nothing in the yard at the same time . |
| 27 | Even Japan had such a low ratio of imports to GNP that it was repeatedly accused by Washington of covert protectionism , worked through its opaque distribution system . |
| 28 | Luke , the man who had such a low opinion of her and who had contrived this date presumably to serve his own devious ends , this man who had denied — yes , even earlier tonight — any involvement with Elise … |
| 29 | rather I do n't think the advertising industry had such a strong sense of duty but I assume |
| 30 | She had such a strong sense of being in the right , of having behaved in a morally correct manner . |