Example sentences of "the [noun] [vb past] to be in " in BNC.
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| 1 | But suppose I had found a watch upon the ground , and it should be inquired how the watch happened to be in that place ; I should hardly think of the answer which I had before given , that for anything I knew , the watch might have always been there . |
| 2 | First , in the case of scienter liability for animals mansuetae naturae , the keeper was only liable if the animal caused some harm of the kind to be expected from its known vicious characteristics ; secondly , in the case of cattle trespass , there was a rule that the damage had to be in accordance with the natural characteristics of the animal . |
| 3 | Another case in which the courts appeared to be in conflict with ministers was Gouriet v. Union of Post Office Workers , in which the plaintiff sought an order from the court to restrain the defendant trade union from breaking the law by refusing to handle mail to South Africa . |
| 4 | ‘ You will be vexed to hear that some of the birds said to be in your last package from Sydney were missing : by what I can gather from your list they formed the whole of one of the smaller packages . |
| 5 | ‘ Please tell me , Mr Downes , how the key came to be in your possession ? |
| 6 | The adviser claimed to be in favour of an honest report and promised to give definite feedback at every stage of the appraisal . |
| 7 | Whether the tape said to be in the possession of a national newspaper is genuine or not seemed last night almost irrelevant . |
| 8 | Only it did n't explain how the medallion came to be in her mother 's possession . |
| 9 | From the beginning Jarrad had been run by the same directors as Jesner and run in good faith in what the directors perceived to be in the family 's interest . |
| 10 | The answer to the question had to be in his tautly-held head at that moment and it was as inaccessible to me as Alpha Centauri . |
| 11 | ‘ It is still not clear how the child came to be in the river , ’ a police spokesman said last night . |
| 12 | Unfortunately the fish appeared to be in rather a sorry state . |
| 13 | But the transformation was quite extraordinary over the festive season , and the team deserved to be in that position by the end of their campaign . |
| 14 | The ball seemed to be in the air for half a minute . |
| 15 | Does that mean he may lay an information and bring the matter before the magistrates without first putting the person alleged to be in default on notice of what is alleged ? |
| 16 | No one in the square seemed to be in a hurry , but a purposeful bustle of activity permeated the atmosphere just the same . |
| 17 | But in addition there remained the puzzle of how the helium came to be in the springs . |
| 18 | I knew there was nothing wrong with her lungs — the trouble seemed to be in the throat area — but it gave me a little more time to think . |
| 19 | One of the Cun seemed to be in an argument with a jackal-creature which the Doctor said was a ‘ Galk ’ . |
| 20 | The man seemed to be in a desperate hurry , but he was n't the only one , she thought doggedly . |
| 21 | Previously the hospitals tended to be in competition for clients and resources with rehabilitation and primary care agencies . |
| 22 | It says that 340,000 people with two jobs are being double counted , and there is a discrepancy of one million between the numbers claimed to be in self-employment and those self-employed people paying national insurance . |
| 23 | In order to work on a DC it is necessary for all the modules referenced to be in a single package . |
| 24 | In order to work on a DC it is necessary for all the modules referenced to be in a single package . |
| 25 | The female appeared to be in condition and willing to spawn . |
| 26 | The chosen pair were placed in separate tanks and cosseted with all the best foods until the female appeared to be in breeding condition . |
| 27 | So everybody got back round the table , fended off panic about the deadline galloping towards them — the image had to be in place for next week 's programme launch — and tried to figure out what next to do . |
| 28 | Several hundred in the crowd appeared to be in support of the rebels , and threw stones at the security forces . |
| 29 | The only concern for the Panel was whether the children had to be in compulsory care . |
| 30 | As far as his destination was concerned , the clue had to be in the dedication . |