Example sentences of "be in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | it has the potential to clean the subsurface more thoroughly than other schemes , because the microorganisms may be in intimate contact with all parts of the aquifer , both solid and liquid . |
| 2 | The tactile consciousness too , powerful as it may be in intimate contact , can not represent our wide apprehension of the world to so marked a degree . |
| 3 | Nearly 2,000 dwellings in the town will be in immediate need of heating renewal from 1993 . |
| 4 | Within the framework established by the Education ( No. 2 ) Act 1986 for the head teacher to be in overall control of discipline in a school ( taking account of the governors ' policy on discipline ) , the law is content to allow teachers much discretion in the enforcement of school rules and application of sanctions . |
| 5 | ‘ C.W. will be in overall charge , ’ Kolchinsky retorted . |
| 6 | The Producer would still be in overall charge , but his or her role was now far more strategic than tactical . |
| 7 | If the federal budget were in balance , not counting social security , the federal government would be in overall surplus and this would be a form of national savings . |
| 8 | And , since even rétro fashions evolve , the current rage would seem to be in equal measure for the gangrenous glamour of the Thirties gangster movie ( Miller 's Crossing , Dick Tracy , Bugsy ) and the clammy high-mindedness of the Sixties political biopic ( JFK , Ruby , Spike Lee 's Malcolm X , Danny de Vito 's Hoffa ) . |
| 9 | We do n't all need to be in working class inner city areas . |
| 10 | Labour is said to be in terminal decline because we have failed to identify , let alone appeal to , a natural constituency we might expect to provide us with majority support . |
| 11 | That third-world economy with a super-power arsenal could be in terminal decline . |
| 12 | Mrs Holloway says that she 's sad that a once great industry now seems to be in terminal decline . |
| 13 | I ca n't tell you how thrilled I am to be in closer contact with Medau again . |
| 14 | Sherfey thinks women need to be in closer touch with their life purpose of caring for the species . |
| 15 | McGuinness is more hard-line than Adams and reckoned to be in closer touch with the mood of die-hard republicans . |
| 16 | He was said to be in financial difficulty when he tried to blackmail Hillier in May 1991 . |
| 17 | By end of this period around half of all small shops and restaurants should be in private ownership , and the number of joint-stock companies formed out of large state enterprises should reach 1,000-1,500 . |
| 18 | Faith flew the Tri-Pacer from Texas to our airstrip in Chicago , where Tim and our local mechanic , Chuck Blanchard , did an extensive annual inspection and found it to be in good shape . |
| 19 | He can play 18 holes , then put in several hours ' practice afterwards and still be in good shape . |
| 20 | You can be in good shape , mentally , physically and spiritually , yet suddenly find yourself in a situation where destructive power from within seeks to engulf you . |
| 21 | Because of these measures , we are confident that we will weather today 's hostile economic conditions and that , as we progressively meet our targets , the company will be in good shape to prosper . |
| 22 | ‘ I ran around 50 miles a week in training and was determined to be in good shape , I could n't remember a thing after 15-miles three years ago , ’ he said . |
| 23 | The engine appears to be in good order having recently had an upper cylinder overhaul and new valves and has a very modest oil consumption . |
| 24 | Your buildings , fences , gates , and water supply will be in good order , thus reducing unnecessary work and frustration to a minimum . |
| 25 | Even if appliances appear to be in good order , allow for the cost of immediate testing and servicing by the Gas Board , CORGI registered contractor or , in the case of oil , the oil company 's nominee , as soon as you move in . |
| 26 | NORMAN Lamont will be in good company at next week 's IMF and G7 meetings . |
| 27 | ‘ I already have 500 pigeons so they will be in good company . ’ |
| 28 | The Scot will be in good company when he sets out with the early starters among the 70 survivors today . |
| 29 | The bulb must be in good working order and the wiring must be good , i.e. free from any short circuits or bad earths which could adversely affect the lamp , |
| 30 | Tour thick skin needs to be in good working order when someone tells you they could get a jumper cheaper than yours at the ‘ Cheap Jack ’ shop in town . |