Example sentences of "[be] in [det] [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We will keep the ones which are really historic but some of the rest are in such poor condition they will have to be demolished . ’ |
| 2 | But in my painting , the mother 's face is not , as it is in all similar images I have seen , pious and accepting . |
| 3 | Given that the Minister is in such expansive mood I will press him on the matter of training . |
| 4 | During the first visit he was in such low spirits he could not bring himself to meet even the faithful Cottle ; during the second , in early April , optimism and humour had sufficiently returned for him to relish a meeting with one especially talkative woman on his homeward walk . |
| 5 | While I was in these fine showrooms I saw exquisite pieces of antique furniture , old silver , paintings , porcelain , figures , antique clocks , masses of objets d'art , and the most fabulous coral and white Meissen porcelain dinner service — I just stood and gazed at it with sheer enjoyment ! |