Example sentences of "[prep] [det] a state of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , some wrongs , such as fraud , in their essence involve a guilty state of mind , and in such cases the extreme youth of the wrongdoer may be inconsistent with the existence of such a state of mind . |
| 2 | Most managers disapproved of such a state of affairs and suggested that they would not permit it , but where unions were weak and the competitive pressures upon employers intense , its evidence is understandable . |
| 3 | [ … ] Clearly , with such a state of affairs the market process must immediately cease . |
| 4 | He knows how to make people laugh , without whipping them into such a state of excitement that they feel a keen sense of anti-climax when the host of the show comes on . |
| 5 | What was it about him that constantly stirred her into such a state of agitation ? |
| 6 | Would it not be very short sighted of the western democracies — not simply Britain — to allow the countries which now make up the Commonwealth of Independent States to drift into such a state of anarchy that a dictatorship could well return ? |
| 7 | Often the pilot is in such a state of panic that the flying becomes dangerously inaccurate . |
| 8 | IF a dwelling house is in such a state of disrepair as to be prejudicial to health or a nuisance , the tenant may lay an information against his landlord alleging the existence of a statutory nuisance under the Public Health Act 1936 . |
| 9 | Swift is normally the most phlegmatic of characters but he was in such a state of fluster on that occasion that he missed touch and found Smith instead . |
| 10 | It is not intended to place her in such a state of independence as might seduce her to devote her time to the idleness of Poetry … |
| 11 | So far as enterprises are concerned , their accounts are now in such a state of confusion that most of them no longer care about increases in their costs . |
| 12 | By the time the meeting was over I was in such a state of excitement and fright that I forgot all about the clothing parcel I was supposed to collect . |
| 13 | It stated that the private houses , which formed the Foreign and Colonial Offices , were ‘ inadequate to the present extent of public business , in parts unsafe , and generally in such a state of dilapidation as to render it inexpedient to expend any large sum in their substantial repair ’ . |
| 14 | The Popplewells told Mr Smith that they would continue with the show but as the country was in such a state of uncertainty they would not be able to pay the Girls ’ wages ! |
| 15 | With regard to the national economy in such a state of affairs , the principal slogan was not concern for its lasting restoration … but the immediate securing of produce , even at the cost of undermining the productive forces . |
| 16 | Liza , distraught at the news , came home on compassionate leave , which she spent in such a state of shock and distress that Harriet began to feel that the sooner she returned to her duties the better . |
| 17 | Louise , however , was in such a state of excitement that initially she did not notice anything wrong . |
| 18 | Bedside ‘ Robin was in such a state of shock . |
| 19 | Preston was in such a state of arousal that he stopped worrying about the rug . |
| 20 | One of the places we used was in such a state of unrepair that every time it rained we had to put out buckets everywhere just to keep our feet dry . ’ |
| 21 | It was in such a state of mind , suffering from malaria in the Moluccas , that Wallace had his vision . |
| 22 | The castle was in such a state of disrepair that they decided not to spend money on it , and eventually it was demolished . |
| 23 | The whole environment is mobile and in such a state of balance between deposition and erosion that changes are frequent and often important . |
| 24 | Of course , you did make it clear that I had n't disturbed a lovers ’ tryst out there by the lake , so I 'm curious to know what did send you rushing through the grounds in such a state of agitation ? ’ |
| 25 | And in such a state of war as we have now in Wales , mischances can happen all too easily . |
| 26 | But quite often Quigley will keep his audience in such a state of suspense that he forgets what it was he intended to say . |
| 27 | Her own heart was in such a state of turmoil that she could n't possibly give him one more piece of advice . |
| 28 | On her way back she was in such a state of euphoria that , in order to collect her thoughts , she pulled into the service road opposite the antique shop and sat for a few minutes . |