Example sentences of "[be] [adv] in [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lane has argued that ‘ ruling class ’ interpretations of the Soviet Union are inappropriate because the holders of state power do not possess and inherit property but are rather in the same market position as other wage-earners . |
| 2 | I suspect , though , there can be no doubt about which side she would have been on in the public debate about fox-hunting prompted by last week 's Private Member 's Bill . |
| 3 | I said three flights that I 've been on in the last fortnight . |
| 4 | Industrial members , who constitute over half the Institute 's membership , are effectively in the same position as the public as far as the Caparo decision is concerned , since they are involved with other companies ' audited accounts in their capacity of investor or creditor , but their voice is rarely heard and , even then , is ignored . |
| 5 | On the first issue , teachers are obviously in a crucial position to detect cases of abuse of children in their care . |
| 6 | There are some lakes close by which are n't shown on the quarter mill , but we are obviously in the right position . |
| 7 | It is assumed that the fact that teachers and pupils are together in a special classroom implies the presence of an educational programme relevant to the development of children ; also that the presence of a teacher provides effective educational programmes … in practice none of these desiderata have been met . |
| 8 | The great Da Ponte operas have been constantly in the international repertory since the early years of the century ( with the exception of Così fan tutte , which finally came back into its own in the 1950s ) ; while the lesser-known ones such as Idomeneo and La clemenza di Tito are now taking their place alongside their more familiar stable-mates . |
| 9 | Although members are down in the senior section a greatly improved atmosphere now exists . |
| 10 | Although members are down in the senior section a greatly improved atmosphere now exists . |
| 11 | The man talked a lot about karma and said that they had obviously been together in a previous incarnation , but now their birthdates were not synchronized . |
| 12 | Everybody wants that , but outside organisations have been lobbying the House — they have certainly been lobbying me , and I am not in a special position — ever since the matter was being debated in the House of Lords . |
| 13 | And I am not in a bad temper . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But I am not in the outside world , my lord , ’ smiled Joan . |
| 15 | But nonetheless , I think we as county councillors can be proud of the fact that we have set a spending target for committees , we are prepared to allow the officers to manage their departments inside the targets that have been set , and that does mean that they have to look at er , what they 're spending and create priorities , and and I as a councillor am not in the least bit impressed by arguments that paper clips have increased by five and a half percent this year , and that felt l er pe felt line erm , pens have gone up by seventeen and a half percent , I think that 's largely irrelevant consideration , we 're not in the business of projecting budget , we 're in the business of providing money to deliver high quality services to the people of Wiltshire . |
| 16 | I am not in the slightest bit interested in the periphery , ’ says Gregory . |
| 17 | But mostly it was directed towards herself , and whatever it was in her that seemed to respond to some call given out by the least suitable of men ; despite what she 'd been through in the past couple of years she appeared to have learned precisely nothing . |
| 18 | The Earth 's land masses are largely in the northern hemisphere . |
| 19 | ‘ To take but one example , the right hand side of the Antrim Road at Fortwilliam travelling out of town is considered by the Planning Office as commercial , and the office buildings along that stretch of road are generally in a good state of repair , ’ he explained . |
| 20 | Member States are generally in a good position to protect their own interests through the organisation . |
| 21 | Our peasant is starting off today to Roslavl' , 55 miles away , in order to see her soldier son who has been away in the Civil War , and is passing with his peacetime unit by train tomorrow from Briansk further south to the city of Smolensk with an hour 's stop in Roslavl' . |
| 22 | This can be especially true if you are a woman who is unused to making sexual demands , or if you are already in a long-term relationship when you begin to ask for safer sex . |
| 23 | Professionals who are already in a powerful position over their patients or clients because of their superior knowledge can also induce a feeling of deference because the client has not paid for the service . |
| 24 | Some parts of the towpath are already in a cyclable condition ; we shall be working on the parts which are not — a total distance of about one mile , so we need plenty of volunteers ! |
| 25 | In the present Chapter I have written of movements in theory in the present tense , whereas what is ideally required is something grammatically subtler — perhaps there are languages where it exists — like a special tense in which the present extends back to include actions or events that are already in the recent past . |
| 26 | Published analysis and research are already in the public domain and are liberally referred to in this report . |
| 27 | Counsel for all the appellants and for the Secretary of State were unanimous in their view that the appeals are not in a criminal cause or matter , and on a brief consideration of the relevant authorities I agree . |
| 28 | Desperate hurry we are not in a desperate hurry . |
| 29 | To a certain extent you are not in a good position to know what you want until you have some experience . |
| 30 | Monolingual British course members wishing to teach EFL or ESOL are certainly not better students , they do not achieve higher grades and are not in a dominant position within the group . |