Example sentences of "be in [noun sg] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The death of Robert Bowes must have been in mind when a warning was incorporated into the questionnaire : " … sundrie accidents may befall fitt for you to observe , and search out … " |
| 2 | He was in luck because a cab drew up alongside him and a man got out . |
| 3 | I was in agony until a doctor came and passed a catheter to drain the urine away . ’ |
| 4 | Mr. Tom Andrews , whom I remember as a very old man , had worked at The White Hart Hotel and even in his old age was in demand if a ham had to be sliced for a wedding or similar function . |
| 5 | Bus driver with a friendly charm is Britain 's best A bus driver thought he was in trouble when a stranger telephoned his manager asking for his name . |