Example sentences of "[not/n't] [prep] a [adj] state " in BNC.
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| 1 | He even envisaged the absorption of East Germany into the Twelve , not as a new state but as an ‘ extension of the territory of an existing member ’ . |
| 2 | I was in something not unlike a mild state of shock . |
| 3 | Herr Hess , it seemed to Edward , was not in a good state . |
| 4 | the traveller is not in a fit state to be received at the inn . |
| 5 | An innkeeper can refuse service to any person who is not in a fit state to be received at the inn . |
| 6 | Honda manager Neil Tuxworth said : ‘ Someone rammed the back of Phillip 's bike and to be honest he 's not in a fit state to race . |
| 7 | Alright all I all I 'd ask is that would you erm just mention to him what I 've said and that if he believes after discussion with you that there are some pallets which are not in a fit state to send out , and they are gon na tip over on a lorry and dislodge , then they are rejected and Pete Pete knows about it and they are they are actually isolated and rewrapped . |
| 8 | Dundee , a university whose publishing and citation counts were low , felt that their consultation records were not in a proper state for the derivation of meaningful statistics . |
| 9 | Our experience of people in that condition is that they are not in a steady state so , rightly , the prescription must be altered almost day by day according to the pain of the patient . |
| 10 | When not in a regressed state Eileen had absolutely no recollection of those words being spoken by her mother . |
| 11 | She was n't in a fit state to be on her own . |
| 12 | ‘ You clearly are n't in a fit state to drive , but I assumed you 'd be stubborn about it . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ You and I are also required to put in an appearance at the police station later , but I managed to persuade them you were n't in a fit state to answer questions right now . ’ |