Example sentences of "he [be] [adv] in a " in BNC.

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1 Six died he were , he were only in a week
2 If , as is sometimes the case , he is actually in a position to influence the course of events , how should he then act ?
3 To ask the Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food whether he is now in a position to reveal the latest survey regarding dioxin levels in milk in the Bolsover area ; and if he will make a statement .
4 Perhaps he is now in a position to be more precise .
5 He is now in a stable condition .
6 So he is now in a position he can either take them to court or he 's forgetting it .
7 However an agent often holds no money or property for his principal unlike a trustee ; if he does receive money from or for his principal he is merely in a position of debtor to his principal in respect of it and if he receives goods he may hold them as bailee only ( see Lister v Stubbs [ 1890 ] 45 Ch 1 ) .
8 If the doctor desires to treat the patient , he is often in a strong position to persuade such a relative to concur .
9 He 's just in a deep sleep .
10 He 's almost in a position to blow up the feed lines . ’
11 He 's now in a critical but stable condition in hospital .
12 That 's the bad one , he 's always in a bad mood is n't he ?
13 He 's obviously in a bad way at the moment .
14 He 's obviously in a mess at the moment .
15 He 's obviously in a boorish mood . ’
16 He 's still in a state of severe shock . ’
17 He 's still in a separate bedroom , ’ she says , ‘ and I 've insisted we go for couples counselling .
18 He 's definitely in an extremely jumpy mood at the moment .
19 He realized that he was getting cold , clad as he was exclusively in a rather small towel , but decided to stick it out and pick up all of Davidson 's message .
20 No reply , but that was not unusual at three o'clock , since he was probably in a hostelry somewhere .
21 He was altogether in a parlous state : the weather was bad , there was no water in the flat ; he did not care to go out at nights and was seeing fewer people .
22 This disappointment , coming at a time when he was already in a precarious state of health , is said to have accelerated Wasbrough 's death , which occurred 21 October 1781 .
23 As the new Chancellor , he was already in a position of considerable influence .
24 He was just in a rut ; comfortable , but a rut all the same .
25 The tutor-organiser was also best-placed to counsel WEA students considering full-time higher education on adult state scholarships ( of which there were two in Northamptonshire at the time ) ; he was also in a position to attend daytime meetings of local bodies , on behalf of the WEA .
26 We learned later that he was paid an honorarium by the government in far-off Santiago , so that he was also in a sense their man in Punta Arenas , and it was , therefore , quite natural for him to cultivate us and be as helpful as possible .
27 He was thus in a position to observe closely not only the political reactions in Paris but also the establishment of the new Court .
28 But he was clearly in a hurry , so it would have to wait until they reached the palazzo .
29 Fortunately for him , he was always in a lower division to me . ’
30 He was always in a hurry to get where he was going and always in a hurry to leave it when he got there .
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