Example sentences of "[be] in [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jackie 's been in there a while , has she not ? |
| 2 | well its been in there a week |
| 3 | We are in quite a mess to say the least . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm in rather a state about it myself , John , ’ said Bob . |
| 5 | I 'm in rather a hurry . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Actually , I 'm in rather a hurry . |
| 7 | And I go in there and I have lov , I can be in there an hour ! |
| 8 | ‘ Georgina 's in quite a state , underneath the armour-plated shell . |
| 9 | Such a photon is in rather a quandary . |
| 10 | There is in both a sense of the elemental . |
| 11 | Is there anything else that I can do for her cos she says she is in quite a lot of discomfort at the moment . |
| 12 | Everyone was in rather a hurry and I am always bad at catching people 's names . |
| 13 | Obviously I should have provided more text than I did , but I suppose I was in rather a hurry . |
| 14 | You could n't cut them that day cos they were hot , you see , the day you killed them the , cos father was a rare man he , when we got , we got two fridges , we used to kill a week in hand , you see , one lot was in one fridge , that was in there a week before we touched it yeah . |
| 15 | While she — she was in quite a bargaining position . |
| 16 | Jacqui was in quite a state . |
| 17 | ‘ I know , but she phoned for her results — she was surprised to get me , she seemed to have hoped you 'd be waiting by the phone — and when I told them you 'd gone , her mother took the phone and was in quite a tizz and had a word with Mr Fry and then said they 'd get the next plane home . |
| 18 | He took her arm firmly and Jenna was in quite a dilemma . |