Example sentences of "was [adj] [conj] in a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I was free and in a way I was happy . ’ |
2 | Looking at these pictures one senses that an explosion was inevitable and in a sense the explosion was the Demoiselles . |
3 | He was fidgety and in a dream world when being given instruction in a group . |
4 | They said what I was doing was terrible and in a way , from the people 's point of view , it was . |
5 | In general , married women could find paid employment only when the family income was insufficient or in a family business such as a shop . |
6 | When it was clear that Henry was outraged and in a mood for immediate retaliatory action , James decided on what in current jargon would be called a pre-emptive strike . |