Example sentences of "[noun prp] in a state " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , the voyage onward from Flinders ' Island was curtailed by a horrifying incident that left Gould in a state of shock and unable to continue the expedition . |
| 2 | He found both her and the Shah in a state of shock , quite confused and uncertain what to do . |
| 3 | In 1975 , Lord Spencer inherited Althorp in a state of bad repair , with death duties of £1.5 million and another £2 million in estate debt . |
| 4 | Bernard in a state of disgust , left the proceedings early and went up to bed . |
| 5 | Radio and TV shows were interrupted by live reports from the Commons and the ‘ fateful moment ’ left Britain in a state of shock . |
| 6 | ‘ None , none ! ’ — fearing he might go downstairs and find Frankenstein in a state he would possibly mistake for lifeless . |
| 7 | His method , however , was to preserve peace by keeping Europe in a state of discord and alarm . |
| 8 | He had returned to London from Edinburgh in a state of exhaustion . |
| 9 | Transmitted at peak time Saturday evening , it presented The Smiths in a state of musical disarray . |
| 10 | She could visualise only dimness and silence , and Hywel in a state of wrathful wonder at finding that alien woman , his wife , in his mother 's house . |
| 11 | She found Bridget in a state of great agitation . |
| 12 | Copersucar , the Brazilian sugar giant and Emerson 's chief sponsor , found itself in serious political trouble when it turned out that it was indirectly financing the vigilante groups who kept Sao Paulo in a state of severe political repression during those years . |
| 13 | Seb reached Burford in a state of high excitement only to find that Superintending Constable Aplin was in London . |