Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] in a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were right in a middle of a meal |
| 2 | Those applicants who wanted to do a future course were interested in a diversity of courses including advanced science , professional qualifications ( eg , teaching , social work ) , computing , advanced engineering , business studies and electrician courses . |
| 3 | Ed Moloney of the Irish Times wrote : ‘ … a large number of those attracted to and recruited into the party through Robinson 's efforts were different in a number of important respects from the traditional Paisley follower of the early rabble-rousing days … . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ In the 19th century , a series of cases forced upon the Commons and courts a comprehensive review of the issues which divided them , from which it became clear that some of the earlier claims to jurisdiction made in the name of privilege by the House of Commons were untenable in a court of law : that the law of Parliament was part of the general law , that its principles were not beyond the judicial knowledge of the judges , and that it was the duty of the common law to define its limits could no longer be disputed . |
| 5 | At the end of the run from Rotterdam , and within three or five seconds , four flares and four Very lights were visible in a radius of approximately three miles and one flare had pinpointed the target — a large , distinctly-shaped wood concealing troops and armour . |
| 6 | Rival fans were involved in a skirmish in Kilburn High Road when windows and the interior of a pub were damaged . |
| 7 | As the agonised Lawrence was stretchered off , team manager Micky Stewart and some of Lawrence 's teammates were involved in a scuffle with a TVNZ cameraman . |
| 8 | Gemma , eight , from Childwall , Liverpool , was left paralysed after she and her family were involved in a crash on their way to a weekend in Pwllheli in June . |
| 9 | Gemma , eight , from Childwall , Liverpool , was left paralysed after she and her family were involved in a crash on their way to a weekend in Pwllheli in June . |
| 10 | If the Man With No Name were involved in a shoot-out with them , the opposition would be wiped out without any ash dropping from the cheroot at the side of his mouth . |
| 11 | Neil 's aunt Valerie Mason , of Millfields , said the boys had been riding a friend 's bike when they were involved in a collision with a car . |
| 12 | A CAR and a motorcycle were involved in a collision on the A325 outside Forest Lodge Garden Centre , Holt Pound , at 4.20 p.m. on Wednesday last week . |
| 13 | In Sirnak on Feb. 28 Turkish soldiers were involved in a confrontation with villagers supporting the Kurdish Workers ' Party ( PKK ) ; clashes in other villages followed on March 3 , 7 and 15 , with soldiers firing on demonstrators and making arrests . |
| 14 | During the Renaissance , human anatomy became the subject of detailed investigation , and artists were involved in a search for mathematical relationships between the sizes of various parts of the body . |
| 15 | During the Renaissance , human anatomy became the subject of detailed investigation , and artists were involved in a search for mathematical relationships between the sizes of various parts of the body . |
| 16 | Four helicopters , eight lifeboats and a long-range RAF Nimrod reconnaissance aircraft were involved in a search of nearly 1,000 square miles of sea off the west Wales coast . |
| 17 | CYPRIOT club Apollon , Liverpool 's hosts in this week 's second leg Cup Winners Cup-tie , were involved in a riot on Saturday that led to a referee 's strike and postponement of yesterday 's Cyprus League games . |
| 18 | A pilot scheme was undertaken during 1991/92 whereby 200 pupils , 50 from each Inn , were involved in a programme of continuing professional development and attended courses in Accountancy , EC and HR Law and Advocacy in addition to attending a day 's course entitled Advice to Counsel . |
| 19 | FOUR vehicles were involved in a pile-up in Liss on Saturday morning but everyone escaped unhurt . |
| 20 | Ten minutes later six cars were involved in a pile-up near the slip road . |
| 21 | Regional broadcasters presented events in Parliament to their viewers through a range of creative and innovative programmes that were distinctive in a number of ways ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ We were stuck in a jam for an hour today . |
| 23 | The kisses were detectable in a breathiness on the tape . |
| 24 | The government 's worries about this , with the approach of the parliamentary election in 1992 , were apparent in a number of initiatives . |
| 25 | ‘ We were alike in a lot of ways , Walter and I , ’ he said nodding happily . |
| 26 | She was rapt in a frame of fiery clouds . |
| 27 | Death , insofar as it was possible in a face with no movable features , looked surprised . |
| 28 | My father was asleep in a deckchair in the front garden when I got back . |
| 29 | Actually , we looked like a group of crows compared to the Lady Francesca who was resplendent in a gown of gold brocade trimmed with lynx skins . |
| 30 | Ca n't think for one minutes if for instance was interested in a deal with that he , that er that he would n't , only just to have flick his fingers and would crap themselves |