Example sentences of "[was/were] in [adj] [noun sg] when he " in BNC.

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1 When he left the vehicle on the Saturday evening , all four wheels were off , and they were in that state when he returned to the job on the Sunday morning .
2 Greene was in mid career when he wrote that .
3 John Palmer , an outstanding competitor , was in great form when he beat Eric Ramsdale ( Darlington ) 21–10 after leading well throughout the game .
4 Young Duffy was in fine form when he defeated B Valdimarsson of Iceland 4–0 .
5 Odd that Johnson did not take note of Strichen , whose development was in full swing when he called there for his Wednesday lunch .
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