Example sentences of "in [pron] [adj] [adj] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The election of the Prime Minister has done much to dispel that idea and to show the general public that in my right hon. Friend we have a Prime Minister who is frank about his business background and honest about the employment difficulties that he faced as a young man . |
| 2 | You will appreciate that with political affairs in their present delicate state we can not afford to overlook anything that might touch upon questions of security . ’ |
| 3 | Providing they beat both Saracens and London Scottish in their remaining two games they can finish as high as fifth in the Premier Division . |
| 4 | Each time she went out in her distinctive red Metro she was followed by a press posse . |
| 5 | In her present vulnerable state she was hopelessly receptive to kindness . |
| 6 | The rain had succeeded in filtering through her thin jacket to the blouse beneath , and in her present damp state she 'd probably finish up with pneumonia or some such ailment . |
| 7 | The end of the bedstead was only a few inches away from the drawers , but in her new tiny condition it appeared to be miles . |
| 8 | In her plain blue suit she came down from the Clubhouse with two of the owners who seemed to want to be near the horses at ground level . |
| 9 | Seldom has Philippe Chatrier , a man renowned for his forthright views , especially whenever he has felt the advancement or the image of tennis was at risk , been quite so outspokenly blunt , as in his final Presidential newsletter he issued before ending his 14 year reign in charge ( which & referred to in last month 's column ) at The International Tennis Federation . |
| 10 | Not surprisingly , really , for in his limited first-class exposure he has looked a much better wing or perhaps outside centre . |
| 11 | In his billowing white surplice he looked like a dishevelled old bird struggling to take off in a high wind . |
| 12 | It seems that every time Robin sets sail in his venerable old craft he picks up some award or other . |
| 13 | Now , all of this is seen as bad enough , but in our developing multi-party system they see less prospect of single parties having absolute majorities in the House of Commons . |