Example sentences of "[was/were] in [adj] [noun sg] as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was won by the Cheshire Youth Orchestra , who were in jubilant mood as they left for the journey home . |
| 2 | GREAT BRITAIN international Paul Cuskin was in sparkling form as he gave Valli Harriers a storming anchor-leg victory in the Ernie Thompson Memorial Road Relay at Gosforth Park on Saturday . |
| 3 | Derek Waterworth ( 63 ) was in good health as he drove his 22-ton lorry carrying shale into Sowerby Bridge , West Yorkshire , just after 9am on Monday . |
| 4 | Ryder Cup star Paul Broadhurst was in confident mood as he prepared for the Mitsubishi Austrian Open , starting in Salzburg today . |
| 5 | Scrum-half Paul John was in outstanding form as he ignited attacks in broken play , while a 19-point conribution from Wales outside-half Neil Jenkins proved crucial to the final result . |
| 6 | Golf 's leading TV commentator and raconteur was in tremendous form as he led his team of former Ryder Cuppers to victory over the former Walker Cuppers in The Grand Match at Deal . |
| 7 | This request opened out a new field of activities for Factota Limited , and the amateur gardener was in high fettle as she marched down Catkin Lane , with a large fork over her shoulder and Sausage prancing at her side . |
| 8 | The Great Britain tourist was in blistering form as he sent Hull spiralling towards the relegation zone and ended his own side 's run of five successive defeats . |
| 9 | However , conditions for the time of the year seemed favourable and I was in hopeful mood as I rowed carefully out on the meadow side to a drop-off at about 70 yards I knew to be there . |
| 10 | The market was in full swing as they made their way slowly round the piazza , the Brigadier leaning on the horn to make a path through the jumble of cars and people milling about in the bright but fitful sunshine . |