Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [be] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm sorry about being in a mood Saturday but I was n't really in a mood with you . |
| 2 | I 'm sorry about being in a mood on Saturday but I was n't really in a mood with you . |
| 3 | There may be occasions when we feel ourselves in favour of particular activities that are defined as crimes ; but that is entirely different from being in favour of crime . |
| 4 | I can hardly stand up at the best of times — which is n't surprising when the only ice I 'm interested in is in my Scotch on the rocks ! |
| 5 | We have a regulator that all he 's interested in is in fact doing Michael Heseltine 's work for him . |
| 6 | So the only thing er we 're interested in is in er Some Mothers Do Have Them , seven thirty . |
| 7 | Yes , I think for a lot of people that 's true and I do n't denigrate that because I think a lot of good work goes on in the Women 's Institute , but what we are particularly interested in is in the professional craftsman , the craftsman who has trained for a number of year to produce extremely good work , and what we try to do is to make that work more available to the public in a number of ways . |
| 8 | Hopefully he 's interested in being in this band that we 're trying to put together . |
| 9 | Since the awareness from which we recoil is constantly being forced on us by pain or misfortune , no doubt many or most people can take every opportunity they have to avoid the unpleasant without being in any danger of becoming more aware of the bright side than the dark . |
| 10 | In this situation , it is much more sensible to be in the second or even third row from the start line , but you should be right at the starboard end . |
| 11 | In the opposite direction is Tilly Manor in West Harptree , which looks altogether too French to be in north Somerset . |
| 12 | We often had to work through the night to get the stage ready in time , but it was exciting to be in one of the Queen 's palaces at Christmas . |
| 13 | Byrne looks embarrassed to be in it — and it is indeed a sore waste of his undoubted talents — while Basinger as usual goes for the lowest common , and I mean common , denominator . |
| 14 | Too old to be in uniform , really , so he supposed he should be grateful for the desk job in a small dark room at Admiralty House . |
| 15 | I wished somebody else was at home because I was afraid to be in the house with him in this mood . |
| 16 | I 'm afraid to be in the dark . ’ |
| 17 | The RAF were expecting them , and a motorised ack-ack unit had been called in with their Scammells and their diesel generators and their giant mobile searchlights to blaze away with 3.7 inch AA guns at what they tentatively registered as about a dozen Heinkels flying very high , too high to be in danger . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's actually made me quite nervous about being in London . |
| 19 | It is compounded when several people are involved in the aggravated taking of a vehicle — my hon. Friend the Member for Meriden ( Mr. Mills ) said that such people were not content with being in a car but wanted to be in the boot as well — and by the speed and lethal power of the Cosworths and other vehicles which they steal . |
| 20 | I felt I was fortunate in being in a position to brighten the lives of radio listeners . |
| 21 | Or was it possible for one individual to be in the position of a net ‘ receiver ’ for some considerable time because of an expectation that they would be able to reciprocate at some stage in the future ? |
| 22 | Not only were their needs felt to threaten the living standards of other groups , but it was argued that these needs should be given less priority : ‘ It is dangerous to be in any way lavish to old age , until adequate provision . |
| 23 | On the other hand , every shilling added to pension rates is extremely costly in total … it is dangerous to be in any way lavish to old age . ’ |
| 24 | Those fortunate to be in the areas covered by the PTEs were another story . |
| 25 | It is not that she 's a political animal , just someone who has seen a lot of beautiful places in the world ; feels very fortunate to be in such a privileged position because of her successful TV and recording career , and so wants to put a bit back into a world which has so far been very kind to her . ’ |
| 26 | Sitting quietly with her in a kind of wordless communion , he felt blessed , fortunate to be in her company . |
| 27 | We were fortunate to be in Luxor in mid-summer when the heat makes it off-season . |
| 28 | Those of us who are fortunate to be in work . |
| 29 | Hypnosis is akin to being in love in that the same sapping of the subject 's initiative takes place , even more so as there is no possibility of sexual satisfaction , which exists as a possibility even in unrequited love relationships . |
| 30 | I would therefore think it 's appropriate to be in this sort of format er so that if any other issues other than questions of in migration appear to be relevant to this situation , then it can be taken on the move . |