Example sentences of "[be] [not/n't] in a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 And I am not in a bad temper . ’
3 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 .
4 Desperate hurry we are not in a desperate hurry .
5 To a certain extent you are not in a good position to know what you want until you have some experience .
6 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 .
7 Our experience of people in that condition is that they are not in a steady state so , rightly , the prescription must be altered almost day by day according to the pain of the patient .
8 Alright all I all I 'd ask is that would you erm just mention to him what I 've said and that if he believes after discussion with you that there are some pallets which are not in a fit state to send out , and they are gon na tip over on a lorry and dislodge , then they are rejected and Pete Pete knows about it and they are they are actually isolated and rewrapped .
9 When we are not in a sexual relationship this can confirm our own negativity .
10 Yeah I mean if you get erm , I 'll tell you what actually , because it 's a two hour slot I can in one slot get them to y'know and th we 're not in a great hurry cos there 's usually a few spaces left over at the end of the term .
11 Well tired , we 're not in a desperate hurry to be done tonight , you 're not gon na have them now .
12 Well of course they 're not , they 're not in a businesslike business are they ?
13 So the points seem okay what 's wrong ? they 're not in a straight line .
14 At least you 're not in a top flat like me .
15 I 'm not in a foul mood , I 'm talking to myself .
16 No I do n't think , no I 'm not in a fearful hurry .
17 . But on crime prevention , I 'm for most part in plain clothes , I use my own car work and , I 'm not in a marked car , I do n't have a radio because my job , as I said from the beginning is very varied and therefore it 's not practical for me to have a radio .
18 Most new artists and bands are n't in a strong bargaining position .
19 And you 've been in a scenario where there 's one manager and there 's a few people who are n't in a managing role , but you are actually managers , maybe they 'd like a little reversal , I mean , I think some good things have come out of that , and possibly things that you 'd do better next time .
20 ‘ You clearly are n't in a fit state to drive , but I assumed you 'd be stubborn about it . ’
21 Where the sum insured is inadequate i.e. is lower than the actual value of the total property at risk and the lost or damaged items were not in a new condition .
22 Some critics of the operation have remarked that many of the evacuues , though wounded , were not in a critical condition .
23 If for example women were turned down more often than men because their employment history was shorter , they were not in a skilled job , and they did not have a bank account , this would not constitute discrimination against women — as the conditions , only part of an overall scoring system , would not be absolute .
24 It was infinitely more unnerving than that though , for they were not in a sealed room but out in the open , with the air rent with cries from the crowd : screams of naked terror and prayers for deliverance .
25 Dundee , a university whose publishing and citation counts were low , felt that their consultation records were not in a proper state for the derivation of meaningful statistics .
26 ‘ You and I are also required to put in an appearance at the police station later , but I managed to persuade them you were n't in a fit state to answer questions right now . ’
27 The objections to assessing whether the hearing would have made a difference are not confined to those expressed by Megarry J. A superior court in the context of review is not in a good position to calculate whether a hearing would have made a difference , and to do so could well leave the individual with the feeling that he has not been afforded any opportunity of controverting the public body 's view .
28 If the aggrieved person is not in a contractual relationship with the person responsible for the loss or damage , other areas of law must be looked to for a remedy .
29 The construction industry in Northern Ireland is not in a disastrous decline — private house building has maintained its growth rate and has the best record anywhere in the country .
30 the traveller is not in a fit state to be received at the inn .
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