Example sentences of "[prep] be in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That they are not such statements is in accord with the fact , rightly insisted upon by Hume , as already noted , that causes can not be said to be in a certain logical connection with their effects : the fact that it is not contradictory , however mistaken it may be , to assert that a causal circumstance for an event existed but that the event did not occur . |
| 2 | I promised to be in a certain place by this time tomorrow , and I intend to be there . |
| 3 | They appear to be in a catatonic state , but this is deceptive because they may then suddenly bite the hand that holds them . |
| 4 | In the other little side ward next to mine was my one certainty , a patient of my age , generally believed to be in a terminal condition . |
| 5 | This frail , little woman , pronounced by doctors to be in a terminal condition had decided , gone through the age-old barrier of forgiveness . |
| 6 | But do bear in mind the very wet weather leading up to the weekend which means rivers such as the Ribble , Wyre , Dane , Dee and mid-Wales waters such as Severn and Banwy , are going to be in a terrible state . |
| 7 | Subsequent timing observations have shown the pulsar to be in a 5.74-day circular orbit with a low-mass companion . |
| 8 | Erm , but I did n't prime the previous speaker who spoke so nicely er , about N C V O even though we do seem to be in a mutual admiration society . |
| 9 | The Jewish people seem to be in a continuous latency period in that they have forgotten that they murdered Moses , and , before him , the Primal Father . |
| 10 | ‘ Only that he seemed to be in a decent position , and that he died . ’ |
| 11 | The system is then said to be in a viscoelastic state . |
| 12 | Some commodity arbitrations relating to quality and price seem to be in a separate category in this respect . |
| 13 | All three were said to be in a critical condition last night . |
| 14 | John was said to be in a critical but stable condition last night in St James ' Hospital , Leeds . |
| 15 | He was said to be in a critical condition yesterday after he was hit in the head and body . |
| 16 | He was said to be in a critical condition today . |
| 17 | He is said to be in a critical condition . |
| 18 | The policeman gave chase but one of the suspects turned and shot him twice in the back w He was rushed to Homerton Hospital where he was said to be in a serious condition early today . |
| 19 | A female passenger is said to be in a serious condition in hospital . |
| 20 | He was hit in the leg and was last night said to be in a serious condition . |
| 21 | The intended use of the eventual instrument was to be in a standard growth cabinet or growth room . |
| 22 | Whether any other position could serve that purpose is at best arguable , but in any case all discs need to be in a standard place so that they can be checked in seconds without searching . |
| 23 | When a girl gets married her parents are traditionally considered to be in a humiliating position vis á vis her parents-in-law . |
| 24 | ‘ That 's our pinnacle , ’ says Chuck , ‘ To be in a small place , and just rocking it with our own tunes . ’ |
| 25 | The head stressed that what Balbinder needed was to be in a small group , not in a class of twenty-three . |
| 26 | It was to be in a small town called Bad Schwarzendom . ’ |
| 27 | Being female makes you less likely to be in a low status job , and less likely to go absent . |
| 28 | You need to be in a strong mood to face up to the unvarnished realism of these performances but , once entered into , they are absolutely gripping . |
| 29 | The bread-room was said to be in a deplorable state ; the acting master and the needlewoman were at loggerheads , as were the labour master and the carpenter . |
| 30 | ‘ Imago Studios ’ , the address Jacqui had given him , proved to be in a tatty mews near St Mary 's Hospital in Paddington . |