Example sentences of "in [adj] a [noun sg] [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were in such a state we decided to swallow what seemed the bitter pill of Thatcherism . |
| 2 | ‘ They reckoned it was haunted and no one would buy it , and in the end it got in such a state they got the council to pull it down . |
| 3 | In fact , when he drove us home he was in such a state I had to get out of the van . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , I 'm sure ! ’ he replied in such a way it made Maggie giggle again . |
| 5 | ‘ I was in such a fury I hung up . |
| 6 | When Meg arrived at Uppark as its first chatelaine in many a year she found all the original fabrics in place , but hanging , through neglect , ‘ like grey seaweed ’ . |