Example sentences of "be [prep] a [adj] old [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're not on the river , we 're not in the gym , we 're in a big old family house in London , because this is where Oxford 's runaway success is planned and carefully prepared year after year . |
| 2 | He 's like a favourite old coat . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's in a right old mess . ’ |
| 4 | He 's in a right old stew . |
| 5 | ‘ Tony 's in a fine old state . |
| 6 | The rumour going round college is that the body was in a right old mess . ’ |
| 7 | The model agency office was in a tall old house in Clifton and Paula splashed out some of her savings on a taxi so that she could at least arrive in style . |
| 8 | Rosie was in a high old state with her best friend . |