Example sentences of "[pron] in a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | a lot about it and sha n't be , frankly I 'm relieved I do n't actually know a lot but when the meeting to discuss what we 're supposed to do is on December tenth yo so I 'm a bit torn cos I in a way that 's what I ought to be doing even though the welfare business in a way that 's wh that 's what I ought to be doing cos it 's entirely . |
| 2 | The supporters are not happy with that , they want to know the real truth and well , so do I in a way , because I do n't really know . |
| 3 | SHE : How could I in a hotel ? |
| 4 | I in a minute |
| 5 | So not only am I in a job I know , I 'm also in a position to pass vital information back to the Israelis . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'd have to leave 'er in a basket at the gate . ’ |
| 7 | It makes me look all grown up — you know , like someone in a film or summat . |
| 8 | So when someone in a child 's life dies they are often told fabricated versions of what has happened . |
| 9 | But after about twenty paces , when she had forgotten that he might still be looking , the shoulders drooped , her footsteps slackened , and she walked like someone in a dream . |
| 10 | It was an understood thing that Mr Joe , Sir , as he was now — and that was hard to take in — was still in shock , for he walked about like someone in a dream and would stand staring in front of him for minutes on end . |
| 11 | His helmet seemed to burn with a faint silver flame , the folds of his cloak drifted round him like water , and his eyes were cold and lost like someone in a dream . |
| 12 | She almost cried out in shock as she saw Ana moving quickly across the old court , drifting like someone in a dream . |
| 13 | She was already beside the door , and pivoted like someone in a dream in response to his call . |
| 14 | ’ Someone in a bar was talking about Ardakke in connection with Gharr the Gherpotean ’ . |
| 15 | Beat someone in a race , he said , you 'll feel fantastic , but do n't forget , there has to be losing too . |
| 16 | From the adult position it will be clear that he or she was not in fact guilty of anything but that someone in a position of strength and power was taking advantage of his or her vulnerability mentally as well as physically . |
| 17 | ‘ It is extremely serious when someone in a position of trust over women , to whom they go for intimate advice , education and examination , behaves in this way . |
| 18 | ‘ Such conduct was clearly not acceptable for someone in a position of authority in a public company . ’ |
| 19 | The most such a multi-modal transport document can attest to is that someone in a position to effect a future ocean shipment is in charge of the cargo and will be responsible for effecting ocean shipment . |
| 20 | It is all too easy for someone in a position of influence to think they are there simply by virtue of their own ability . |
| 21 | However , a statement of opinion by someone in a position to know the facts will be regarded as a statement of fact . |
| 22 | We all have the capacity to feel and how much more would an unborn child feel in its internal world , within its mother 's body ? just consider how you would feel if you were locked up in a room with someone in a state of fear , anxiety , anger or grief for nine months ! |
| 23 | But if I met , but then that 's slightly different because if I met someone in a nightclub or something like that then I would be quite wary . |
| 24 | ‘ Why are you talking like someone in a novel ? ’ |
| 25 | Over by the volleyball court a crowd of older children gathered to look at postcards of Scotland ( always an icebreaker , particularly if you can find a picture of someone in a kilt ) . |
| 26 | In Dinny 's code , if you beat someone in a fight you made their life misery for as long as possible . |
| 27 | On the former definition , pushing someone in a river would have to be called a signal because it certainly would change his behaviour-but this would be excluded by the definition requiring the influence of the signal to be mediated by the recipient 's sense organs . |
| 28 | ‘ It is wonderful to think that someone in a government ministry may be paying attention and trying to help us , ’ he said last night . |
| 29 | Suppose someone in a greengrocery picks up an apple and says : Is this the fruit you mean ? |
| 30 | ‘ But if you made a bad decision , or gave the wrong judgement against someone in a dispute , then some of your people might suffer . ’ |