Example sentences of "[be] in [adj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am in all the history books . |
| 2 | I HARDLY know how to begin this , I am in such a state . |
| 3 | Eventually he wrote ‘ I am in such a stew over Primavera that I have made some sketches myself . |
| 4 | According to the assessments of relatives , friends , and neighbours who answered the questions , the quality of life of people who had been in a residential home for a year or more before their death was similar to that of others who died but had never been in such a home . |
| 5 | The proportions reported to have had difficulty with various aspects of caring for themselves ( getting in and out of a bath or shower , dressing and undressing , going to the toilet , washing and shaving , feeding themselves , making a hot drink , or needing help at night ) for a year or more before death was 87 per cent of those who had been in a residential home for a year or more , 60 per cent of those in for a shorter time and 25 per cent of those who had not been in such a home at all . |
| 6 | A few of the teenage mothers in this book had been in such a home . |
| 7 | But he had been in such a degree of desperation because of his financial position . |
| 8 | Even more exhilarating was the fact that already his ambitions as a choreographer were making progress : ‘ I have been in such a state lately ! |
| 9 | Why had Carmen been in such a hurry ? |
| 10 | She would have liked Nice — if she had not been in such a hurry to be in Paris . |
| 11 | Mind you , it could have been cheaper if you had n't been in such a hurry . |
| 12 | ‘ No , but it is not the first time I have been in such a situation . |
| 13 | She had never been in such a place before , and she saw at once that most of the men had girls with them who were certainly not their wives , or the kind of girl one took home to mother . |
| 14 | hold a position of responsibility within the industry and have been in such a post for at least two years |
| 15 | I had never been in such a forest and found it fascinating . |
| 16 | I 've probably been in all the shops down there but I , I do n't know what the name is . |
| 17 | He was more frightened than he had been in all the time he had been with them , and he could tell that the girl was frightened too , by her quick , shallow breathing . |
| 18 | The wonder is not that social work and social work education are in such a mess , but that so much is being achieved , despite the difficulties . |
| 19 | Now we know why Labour policies are in such a mess . |
| 20 | IF Baroness Thatcher is feeling just a teensy weensy bit smug at the news that the Tories are in such a mess that a high proportion of them want her back as leader , well who can blame her ? |
| 21 | A second-hand car which is not safe to be driven on the road ( for example because the brakes are in such a state that they would fail if the driver had to carry out an emergency stop ) is clearly not of merchantable quality , Lee v. York Coach and Marine ( 1977 C.A. ) — unless of course the car was only sold for scrap . |
| 22 | These fingerprints are in such a form that they can be easily compared one with another ; that is to say the computer can calculate a measure of ‘ shape difference ’ between any two axes . |
| 23 | These integrated systems are in general a function of specialization : distinct arts in distinct places at distinct times . |
| 24 | Duties are specific to each profession or kind of work , whereas wishes are in general a reflection in the working context of the kinds of personal values that people hold . |
| 25 | I shall be a failure , I shall have to take Holy Orders , but you see , I 'm in such an agony of doubt , I ca n't decide . ’ |
| 26 | If more of us thought the same way , this country would n't be in such a mess . |
| 27 | No wonder our country seems to be in such a mess . |
| 28 | And if your victim happens to be conveniently close to the edge of a tall cliff , by the time he 's bounced down a couple of hundred metres on to the rocks , he 'll be in such a mess that the injury from the blow stands a good chance of being overlooked . |
| 29 | ‘ How can you look a million dollars , be so terrifically successful in business — and yet your personal life seem to be in such a mess ? ’ |
| 30 | If they 'd been wise and told their government that this tax should not happen , as indeed many of their former ministers , like Michael Heseltine said , they 'd said it was incredibly complicated although seemed sounding easy , and would in fact bring higher levels of taxation to the lowest income people , then er if the local tories had actually acted on that and put pressure on their central party , perhaps their government would n't be in such a mess about this issue now . |