Example sentences of "[pers pn] be in the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And to add to all the infamous circumstances which concur to plague a traveller , I must not forget the eternally meeting with chalk-waggons ; themselves frequently stuck fast , till a collection of them are in the same situation , and twenty or thirty horses may be tacked to each , to draw them out one by one . |
| 2 | Sara and I are in the front bedroom . |
| 3 | And the 1991 Wimbledon champion declared : ‘ I am in the best shape ever . ’ |
| 4 | Or maybe I am in the perfect position to write it , as I have spent the last week slumped on the sofa , watching the war . |
| 5 | Patrick Scott , managing director of BSB Datavision , said : ‘ I hope I am in the embarrassing situation of earning more than BSB . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I am in the latter part of my career , not the beginning . ’ |
| 7 | About half-an-hour before his death , he said , ‘ I am dying ’ , and soon after added , ‘ ‘ I am in the high road to heaven . ' ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I am in the same case as you , ’ said the abbot , and smiled . |
| 9 | Do I , she asked herself , imagine that because I have lost a man I am in the same category as spotty Betty ? |
| 10 | ‘ A part of your father 's gift I think you have , if you can learn not to deface it for spite because I am in the same world with you . ’ |
| 11 | I 'm in the lower class . |
| 12 | I 'm in the dark hotel at the side of the black loch and it 's close to midnight and I 'm drunk but not stoned and so 's Andy and his pal Howie and I 'm sitting in the old ballroom on the lower ground floor , looking out over the waters to where grey ghostly moonlit mountains rise , tops glowing softly , capped with snow , and I 'm playing computer games . |
| 13 | I know I 've got a lot to learn , but I 'm in the best place to do it . ’ |
| 14 | Then , lo and behold , at 17 I 'm in the first team . |
| 15 | I did it in the first year , I 'm in the fifth year now , that was four years ago . |
| 16 | I 'm in the easy stage , the first few days when you just sleep and eat , but quite soon I 'll be in the hell of denial , Mr Breakspear . ’ |
| 17 | Somehow I find a little peace of mind knowing that I 'm in the one place in the world where I once knew true happiness . ’ |
| 18 | I 'm in the higher class , well shove it up your arse ! |
| 19 | Q. What if I 'm in the higher tax bracket ? |
| 20 | I 'm through to the final , and now I must make absolutely certain I 'm in the right frame of mind . |
| 21 | ‘ I also have to accept that maybe I 'm not that versatile , so I have to make sure that I 'm in the right situation to show myself off to my best advantage . |
| 22 | How will I know if I 'm in the right place ? |
| 23 | I 'm in the right place to twist an arm . |
| 24 | ‘ It seems to me I 'm in the right place , ’ she said . |
| 25 | But , now that , I mean I 'm in the second year of being a student , and I took on the position of women 's officer for the we , for the west of Scotland area |
| 26 | I 'm in the narrow mirror that hangs beside the kitchen door . |
| 27 | Now I 'm in the sixth form and I can wear anything I like , it 's great . |
| 28 | ‘ Miss Hatherby says that she can write to the principal of her college when I 'm in the sixth form and see if they can give me a place , ’ Constance said casually when they were sitting on the lawn one afternoon . |
| 29 | I 'm in the Sixth Form at a minor public school whose name does n't matter . |
| 30 | I was red , if I 'm in the red light area , she 's going off , banging her . |