Example sentences of "such a [noun] [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless I could not believe that Parliament intended such a construction because it will produce what I regard as such unfair and absurd results . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm not quite such a coincidence as I seem , ’ she said , ‘ I 've just been reading my uncle 's book on Aurae Phiala , that 's why I came to have a look at the place for myself . |
| 3 | Who can trust such a Government when they pledge to improve the working of the economy ? |
| 4 | Graham picked up his holdalls and walked away to the cafeteria , where he changed a couple of Swiss francs into loose change then made a call on one of the public telephones , positioning himself in such a way so he could study the two men as he described them to Philpott . |
| 5 | Yeah but what are we gon na word it in such a way as they 're not gon na give it ? |
| 6 | But Mr. de Lacy submits that both it and the previous cases which it applied are clearly distinguishable from the instant case because they all rested upon the critical circumstances that the lender or creditor in each case left it to the principal debtor to obtain , in such a way as he thought fit , the execution of the document . |
| 7 | Nor would there be any point in living in such a village unless one were largely prepared to conform to its public mores since otherwise one could not be within the community in any real sense . |
| 8 | With such a man as their representative , Albanians can only look to the West for help before it is too late . |
| 9 | A princely warrant to pass where I will could be a godsend to such a man as I am . ’ |
| 10 | Lately , he had been of a mind to trace his son Arnold Thomas , but until such a day as he might be fortunate in that respect , he had no one except the lily-livered David . |
| 11 | In such a case when you act for a building society-mortgagee , therefore , you will hand over an undertaking to the buyer 's conveyancer , undertaking forthwith to redeem the mortgage and to send the redeemed mortgage or ( as the case may be ) LR form 53 to the other side . |
| 12 | Few managers would think of embarking on such a course if they faced competition from B R itself , that 's why the Government originally barred B R from bidding . |
| 13 | If his suggestion is yet another example of the well-thought-out policies of the Labour party , we should be given a carefully calculated costing of such a proposal before it is introduced in such a casual manner . |
| 14 | Although it is difficult to reach firm conclusions from the small number of patients who underwent balloon counterpulsation , those few who have survived in the long term underwent such a procedure while their renal function was still normal or nearly normal and their renal state remained stable until transplantation . |
| 15 | It was in fact the little river Enborne , twelve to fifteen feet wide and at this time of year two or three feet deep with spring rain , but to the rabbits it seemed immense , such a river as they had never imagined . |
| 16 | Last night , while sitting doing my ration of embroidery , I thought of what we had been talking about — the paying guest , and have come to the conclusion that you ought not to undertake such a responsibility as you have had such a difficult time in one way and another with sickness and trouble . |
| 17 | I was not conscious of the existence of such a committee until I received the report … |
| 18 | Most DCSLs recommend the establishment of such a committee where none exists , and more than half the Minor proposals mention such a team . |
| 19 | He had found that even in Britain , where officials tended to be dismissive of the idea of a plan , people from private industry were receptive when he explained the Netherlands ' plan at a meeting : ‘ They said , ‘ Yes , we should like such a plan because it reduces our uncertainty . |
| 20 | The older groups are less likely to have contributed to such a scheme while they were in the labour force , and are therefore less likely to have an occupational pension . |
| 21 | Policemen , firemen and employees of public utility companies may come into such a category provided they do not exceed their power of entry . |
| 22 | huh , huh some one went , do n't because it makes a noise , put it down , no , because it makes such a noise when you pick it up |
| 23 | He believed Maureen would have mentioned such a story if she had heard one and he took the view that she had no proof whatsoever . |
| 24 | For the hon. Gentleman to have the nerve to ask such a question when he was undoubtedly one of those who voted successively for large cuts in our defence expenditure , is mind-boggling . |
| 25 | Your friend there is such a person as I describe : a war criminal with more murders of children than I would care to name upon his conscience . |
| 26 | It 's such a want when they have been there so long , that it 's like losing a human being . |
| 27 | Is half such a policeman as me . |
| 28 | Do you know sweetheart I have often wondered since I knew about things whether a brother or sister ever did love with such a love as ours . |
| 29 | ‘ You 're not , sir , although I have no doubt it could carry out such a survey if it were called for . |
| 30 | No really , and er , so I , I do n't feel quite such a fool as I did when I started to speak . |