Example sentences of "[noun] be [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will he now look at those matters seriously because , in the present recession , those institutions are in a grievous plight about which the Minister must do something ? |
| 2 | Conflict of Interest Rules : financial institutions are in a unique position of trust when handling funds belonging to the public . |
| 3 | Labour 's spending pledges are in an equal muddle to its policy position , which was described , in two separate New Statesman and Society articles last week and this week as being meaningless . |
| 4 | Most British coal mines are outside the main industrial conurbations , and their employees live in isolated settlements — ‘ pit villages ’ — which offer no alternative work and are not very accessible to other employment opportunities . |
| 5 | Most of my companions on this field trip to the mines are from the Third World . |
| 6 | The Thermai is only 80 metres from the centre of town and both Old Rhodes Town and the nightlife are within a few minutes walk . |
| 7 | None has explicitly stated that married women who provide security for their husband 's debts are in no different position from other sureties . |
| 8 | Goblin wolf riders are among the fastest and most mobile of all troops . |
| 9 | Other satellites are in a near-polar orbit which takes them over the Arctic and Antarctic regions . |
| 10 | Discussions are at an advanced stage with a number of nationally-known retailers , and one retail DIY outlet has already confirmed that it will be renting a unit . |
| 11 | Most of the remainder are in the 40–70 range , with the highest grades reaching almost average mental ability . |
| 12 | Price Waterhouse , which took over from BDO Binder Hamlyn after the 1991 annual audit , points out in a ‘ subject to ’ report that the accounts are on a going concern basis and that the group is dependent on the continuing availability of adequate banking facilities . |
| 13 | " I suspect that the whole concern is insolvent , but the group accounts are in a fearful muddle . |
| 14 | The accounts are in an appalling state . " |
| 15 | Because most of the closest-fought states are in the Eastern Time zone , American TV networks expect to be able to forecast the final result from 2am on Wednesday . |
| 16 | … The proceedings in the present case are for the direct purpose of handing the appellant over so that he may be dealt with on these charges . |
| 17 | The 275 acres of pasture are of the best and surround the house on all sides , undulating towards distant hills — and to Dublin airport only half-an-hour away . |
| 18 | In deciding to get together the two firms reveal that they think this union will be in their private interest , but we must ask whether mergers are in the public interest . |
| 19 | If the nuclei are from a female fetus , the sex chromatin body becomes visible in a proportion of the nuclei as the dark staining body illustrated in Figure 6b . |
| 20 | One method may be through variations in government expenditure and taxation since these flows are under the direct control of the authorities . |
| 21 | Many of these skills are of a traditional nature , but others are either wholly new or refinements of past practices . |
| 22 | In addition Joey Dunlop , Johnny Rea and new Regal champion Ian King are in the main event . |
| 23 | Swindon are on the right tracks … at the end of the line is Hameenlinan … the last game of the summer tour … |
| 24 | ‘ Just as well that the Germans are on the other side of Seine : I can sleep late today . ’ |
| 25 | With two votes West Germans are in a different position , even though their first vote may not be of any use . |
| 26 | Our investigations are at a delicate stage … ’ |
| 27 | Students who do n't know who half their lecturers are at the best of times ca n't be in a position to decide on their pay packets . |
| 28 | The upper part of this formation tends to be argillaceous , and the thickest clean sandstones are in the lower section . |
| 29 | The World Wide Fund for Nature-Malaysia has been accused of undermining anti-logging campaigns by claiming that , in Peninsular Malaysia at least , " forest policies are among the best in the world " and " as close to sustainable as any major producing country " . |
| 30 | The simple answer is that Chelsea are in a false position and Arsenal , on this evidence , slightly jaded champions . |