Example sentences of "[vb past] be in [det] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the places we used was in such a state of unrepair that every time it rained we had to put out buckets everywhere just to keep our feet dry . ’ |
| 2 | It was the first time she 'd been in such a grand vehicle , and when she looked over the side she seemed so high up she was dizzy . |
| 3 | Similarly in Karsales ( Harrow ) Ltd v Wallis [ 1956 ] 2 All ER 266 the seller of a car was guilty of a total failure to perform where the car delivered was in such a poor condition that it was totally incapable of self-propulsion and could not properly be described as a " car " . |
| 4 | Since Christmas day her feelings for him had been in such a chaotic state she did n't know whether she loved or hated him . |
| 5 | A few of the teenage mothers in this book had been in such a home . |
| 6 | But he had been in such a degree of desperation because of his financial position . |