Example sentences of "[pron] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Am I in a good position ? |
| 2 | ‘ Well , she went just for a lark , y'know , but this Mabel , she 's very serious , never got married , y'know — not surprisin' either when you see 'er in a strong light . |
| 3 | In a desperate attempt at humour someone in a neighbouring bed muttered half out loud : ‘ The suspense is killing me . ’ |
| 4 | I mean I do n't write for therapeutic purposes in the sense that you might imagine , you know , someone in a mental hospital would paint or do pottery or conceivably write in order to relieve the inner tensions . |
| 5 | Although the Devil 's Advocate role is traditionally associated with high status roles , you should remember that someone in a low status position can still have opinions , can still provoke . |
| 6 | ‘ Because John does shift work I get very lonely and would like to write to someone in a similar position to myself , preferably living in the Sheffield area . ’ |
| 7 | Kissing in this form , as a proper way to greet someone in a certain relation to oneself , is a social convention . |
| 8 | ‘ It is doubly appalling that someone in a professional capacity is involved in this sort of thing . |
| 9 | ‘ Not to mention the fact that someone in a protective white suit might just attract the wrong kind of attention , ’ Graham added between mouthfuls . |
| 10 | Emphasize the difficulty of saying anything at all with regard to religion which may not be received by someone in a misleading way . |
| 11 | Conversely , it is possible to take a sentence from a language teaching or linguistics textbook , go to the country where the language is spoken , say it to someone in a suitable situation , and achieve something by saying it . |
| 12 | If the information is accidentally overheard or intercepted in circumstances where the owner of the information utters it or transmits it by insecure means ( for example , by telling someone in a crowded room or by transmitting the information by a public telecommunications system ) an obligation of confidence might not be imposed on the person obtaining the information in this manner . |
| 13 | Mr Deaves is treated just like someone in a one-bedroom flat . |
| 14 | Second surprise was the music — a soft waltz coming to her through deep blue dusk , strings and woodwind , as if someone in a grand house up on the hill had just opened the door of the ballroom . |
| 15 | It costs the taxpayer £130-£165 a week to keep someone in a residential or nursing home , he says . |
| 16 | This is a right to follow , and take , the proceeds of a sale where the owner 's goods are disposed of by someone in a fiduciary relationship with the owner . |
| 17 | ‘ Did you know you can garrotte someone in a few seconds ? ’ |
| 18 | However , it remains possible that people do see the support which they give to elderly relatives as part of a two-way pattern which stretches over time and across generations , and where they themselves will benefit ultimately from the support of someone in a younger generation . |
| 19 | Someone in a white coat came up to them . |
| 20 | Even fashion — everyone 's idea of a disabled person is someone in a grey NHS wheelchair , with a pink frock and big cumbersome boots . |
| 21 | The scenes of destitution which the journalists could not be prevented from glimpsing-it is impossible to put someone in a hermetic bubble all the time , even for ten days — had not apparently impaired their appetites . |
| 22 | 2.24 This type of person can be compared with a younger man in a less promising position , or perhaps someone in a hazardous occupation such as a steel erector or a steeplejack . |
| 23 | God is God , not man writ large ; and he can not be spoken of simply by speaking of ourselves in a loud voice . |
| 24 | We found ourselves in a wide desert street , lined unevenly with flat adobe buildings , the same dun colour as the street and the surrounding desert . |
| 25 | In 1980 a series of events occurred which forced us to look at ourselves in a new and harsh light . |
| 26 | We imagined ourselves in a cosy little country practice , jogging along comfortably and enjoying our work . |
| 27 | And this is where we are in danger of finding ourselves in a vicious circle : for industry one has got to have products and to get products one has got to have industry … |
| 28 | Women 's exemption from these time-geared precepts was the result both of their extensive periods of ritual impurity and of their designated role as closeted homemakers — though of course in making such a statement , we immediately involve ourselves in a greater degree of circularity . |
| 29 | IMAGINE the reaction if , say , Ladbroke came to its shareholders and said : ‘ The Government have decreed that we will have to rebid for our betting licence in 1992 , and to put ourselves in a better position to win it we are taking on borrowings equal to our equity and giving our managers around 15 per cent of the company . ’ |
| 30 | A few minutes later our train came in and we established ourselves in a first class carriage . |