Example sentences of "be in a [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No she answered me , she said well I have n't got time to sit down , explain it to them , they just got ta , if they 're in a high level they should be able to grasp it and I |
| 2 | If she had been in a similar position she would also have called on the nearest colleague . |
| 3 | I think if I 'd been in a Western country I would have had a lot more comeback … |
| 4 | If you are in a violent relationship you can get additional legal protection . |
| 5 | ‘ You are expected to perform straight away and if you are in a front-running car you are expected to perform like a front-runner immediately . |
| 6 | We need a properly thought out defence policy we are a maritime nation we are in a maritime city we need a strong navy we need a strong defence . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm in a deep hole I dug by being deep ’ ) . |
| 8 | He particularly was concerned about problems of scale as a practical problem , that is it may well be in a small town you could have a direct democracy , a face-to-face community where people can talk to each other and argue with each other and meet on a regular basis , but as soon as you get cities , countries , nations , direct democracy of any sort is erm absurd |
| 9 | Oh no I f I preferred er be in a big house you know . |
| 10 | The drawings were in a new style he had been experimenting with recently , and now , he felt , he had got it just right . |
| 11 | If they were in a Victorian novel they 'd grind the faces of the poor . |
| 12 | And he was right , the moment my shoes were in a defined area I felt better . |
| 13 | Since the birds were in a cold room I believe the filter matting provided extra protection from the low temperatures . |
| 14 | It it 's in a terrible state it really is . |
| 15 | Hope Adrian 's in a good mood You have n't seen what work he 's doing at the moment then , how does he know ? |
| 16 | If she 's in a good mood she 'll time Ted 's egg by the 8.05 to Edinburgh ; on the other hand , on a bad day she 'll shout at Ted to make his own bloody breakfast and curse at Frieda for wasting good food on her plate . |
| 17 | When he 's in a jolly mood he blames it on their potty training . |
| 18 | This may be true but presupposes that the law in question is the one which will govern the contract , whereas the reality is that for every contract governed by that law there will be another contract governed by a foreign law with which the party concerned may be unfamiliar , which is in a foreign language he does not understand , and which , when put to the test , may prove demonstrably inferior not only to his own law but to the proposed uniform law . |
| 19 | Kelly was in a large room she had never seen before , lying alone , naked under a sheet . |
| 20 | It was in a little book I once got for Christmas called Ghosts and Other Weird Creatures . |
| 21 | All the same , I doubt very much that when I was in a comparable situation I would have had the same faith and determination that Tom did . |
| 22 | When I was in a fit state she asked if I would like to talk to her . |