Example sentences of "[pron] in [art] [adj] [noun] " 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 | Emphasize the difficulty of saying anything at all with regard to religion which may not be received by someone in a misleading way . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Mr Deaves is treated just like someone in a one-bedroom flat . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Someone in a white coat came up to them . |
| 16 | Even fashion — everyone 's idea of a disabled person is someone in a grey NHS wheelchair , with a pink frock and big cumbersome boots . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Tom Berenger is an amnesia-suffering crash victim who suspects he has murdered someone in the stylish thriller Shattered . |
| 20 | Most likely there will be someone in the close family or a reliable friend . |
| 21 | For someone in the early stages of mastering Coke throat-burn like myself , this is impressive . |
| 22 | ‘ Put me through to the police office , please , ’ he said to someone in the outer office . |
| 23 | There could be someone in the outside world who is prepared to take over and put money into the club . |
| 24 | ‘ And someone in the Interior Ministry might blow the whistle on you ? ’ |
| 25 | Ideally someone in the ferreting party will be given the task of removing each rabbit as soon as it is caught up . |
| 26 | There was always something for someone in the criminal world . |
| 27 | Here was someone in the top position virtually starting from scratch as far as the day-to-day running of the various institutions were concerned , When she tried to lay down the law experienced officers found it hard to stomach . |
| 28 | Someone in the High Police — probably Fouché himself , we know he 's obsessed with intrigue — sees it as an opportunity to introduce one of his agents into Vienna . |
| 29 | The edition of the Selected Essays , which I had picked up in Cairo during the war after my copy had been pinched by someone in the Foreign Service ( whose identity is known to me ) , had a pleasant silk binding , but the paper was of the colour and of the dryness of a tobacco plant . |
| 30 | Someone in the occupational health department or specific tutors should be given responsibility for student welfare and be trained as counsellors . |