Example sentences of "is in [noun sg] [prep] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A shopkeeper is in hospital after being clubbed to the ground with a baseball bat . |
| 2 | A teenage girl is in hospital after being trapped in the wreck of a stolen car which overturned . |
| 3 | While this comedy of errors is being played out , the central element of the president 's programme , a five-year package of measures designed to reduce the federal deficit by almost $100 billion , is in danger of being rejected on Capitol Hill — by members of the party he is supposed to lead . |
| 4 | At the same time , many critics show notable preference for stories with a moral conclusion over those which seem to offer simple entertainment ; and any critic who looks at a book from the angle of the potential reader rather than of the book itself is in danger of being tempted by false hierarchies . |
| 5 | Like others before him , Mr Gerstner is in danger of being bewitched by IBM 's glorious past . |
| 6 | The Basel Convention on the transfer of toxic waste , whose primary purpose was to prevent uncontrolled dumping of toxic waste in third world countries , came into force in early May , against a background of warnings that it lacks sufficient political support , and is in danger of being watered down by a series of exemptions . |
| 7 | This position is in danger of being misunderstood as an opposition to the changing position of women in society . |
| 8 | Amid all the fuss about ‘ Bringing It Back Home ’ , another RTE series of genuine interest to Irish music historians is in danger of being ignored . |
| 9 | Environmental data and expertise which exists already in the Corine resource , a project which ends this year , is in danger of being lost whilst the EEA wrangle continues . |
| 10 | ‘ The main aim of this exercise is to preserve a precious part of our heritage which is in danger of being lost , ’ she said . |
| 11 | With ‘ Allegro ’ discs retailing at mid-price , there is always the problem that programme notes will be curtailed : that 's certainly note the case here , although the ship is in danger of being spoilt for ‘ ha'penth of tar ’ thanks to some careless proofreading . |
| 12 | Britain 's potential for generating wind energy , which is the highest in Europe , is in danger of being neglected by the government , according to Friends of the Earth . |
| 13 | It is a considerable headache for Taylor , whose plan to retain the midfield that performed so effectively against Norway last month is in danger of being destroyed . |
| 14 | In the women 's event , the accident-prone Joanne Conway is in danger of being dethroned after suffering another tumble when she missed a combination jump in her original programme , leaving her behind Gina Fulton going into today 's free programme . |
| 15 | Scotland 's wild salmon population is in danger of being overwhelmed by the farmed variety , according to the findings of a study conducted by the Atlantic Salmon Trust . |
| 16 | Now , however , the Treaty of Rome , which Mrs Thatcher once called a ‘ charter of economic liberty ’ , is in danger of being transformed into one of central economic and political planning . |
| 17 | If that material is subsequently found and shows that the invention was not new when the patent was applied for , the patent is in danger of being revoked . |
| 18 | ‘ But with the launch of TECs , their contribution is in danger of being overlooked , ’ says Parallel director Colin Moore . |
| 19 | A company in eastern Germany which plans to make a fridge free of chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) is struggling financially and is in danger of being liquidated . |