Example sentences of "[conj] is [adv] in a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Keith Hampson , a leading Conservative backbench critic of the scheme , said last night : ‘ The possibility of getting a workable scheme that is not in a shambles by September must be in severe doubt . ’ |
| 2 | In addition Humphrey sees the aesthetic response as a ‘ pay of ’ for efficient and successful information processing ; it is a reward for the kind of mental activity that is really in a person 's own best interest . |
| 3 | He has been injured and is clearly in a state of shock . |
| 4 | The investigator can , of course , exercise full control over the nature of these materials , and is thus in a position to elicit whatever information he needs . |
| 5 | Then he gets low and is already in a state of anxiety which tends to make him make poor judgements . |
| 6 | It is a report and valuation for mortgage and insurance assessment which is usually done in half an hour and consists of a general look at the property to see that it actually exists as described , and is not in a state of collapse or major disrepair . |
| 7 | She was in hospital for a month and is still in a wheelchair . |
| 8 | A police officer may see a person driving a motor vehicle , who he knows to be disqualified but is not in a position to stop the driver . |
| 9 | Contrary to some popular images , normally this does not seem to be reversed in a significant way during the last years of life of the older generation , except perhaps where a person receives substantial personal care , but is not in a position to repay it through bequests after their death . |