Example sentences of "describe [conj] [being] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the zener diode D , that is described as being in series with the base of Tr3 which has me completely baffled . |
| 2 | Until the end of the nineteenth century , practice amongst the states of Europe as to service of process has been described as being in un état anarchique . |
| 3 | They are also similar to coaches described as being in use on the Brecon & Merthyr Railway . |
| 4 | Figures cited included a fall in life expectancy , to 69 years for women and 63 for men in 1992 ; 3,500,000 abortions in state hospitals in 1991 ( compared with 2,500,000 live births ) ; 15 per cent of Russian territory was described as being in a situation of " ecological crisis " . |
| 5 | Possibly one reason for the author 's attitude was his ignorance of the geography of the country ; a striking instance of this is his statement that in 1461 the earl of March , whom he had rightly described as being in Wales , arrived in England having enjoyed a prosperous voyage and favoured by the west wind ( 14 , p.532 ) . |
| 6 | They were described as being in their early 20s and smartly dressed . |
| 7 | He 's described as being in his late teens , 5' 8 ’ tall and of slim build . |