Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] in [adj] [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bee Moore , who worked in Westlands and was a sister of Paccy Moore the shoemaker , had heard that Eve was dead from horrible injuries and that Benny was in such shock she could n't be told . |
| 2 | Big stresses were built up near the glue-lines ; if the glue was in bad condition it broke ; if not , the wood failed near the glue . |
| 3 | The binder twine was in this thing you see and it went |
| 4 | If their attackers were in any strength it would not take them long to get through . |
| 5 | By the time Gullholm was in full view she was sorry the crossing was over . |
| 6 | But few who attended today 's ceremonies were in any doubt they were witnessing the end of an era . |
| 7 | And erm Mark was in last week he said |
| 8 | When Czechoslovakia was in terminal crisis she raised money from the Royal Institute of British Architects to bring back a planeload of children from Prague . |