Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [adv] be in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think , I may not be in perfect shape , but I ai n't gon na run away from you . |
| 2 | I wo n't be in record-breaking form for the European Championships , but I expect to be competitive . |
| 3 | As the Sun is passing through that part of your solar chart traditionally related to hopes , you should now be in fine fettle and not unduly affected by others ' lack of support . |
| 4 | It could be , that you want a house , you might currently be in rented accommodation and you want to get on the property ladder . |
| 5 | Reminding her that she would still be in full control at all times , I asked her whether it was not worth trying the technique to see what happened . |
| 6 | This provision has caused a great deal of controversy since different countries have classified certain jobs as public functions , which they may not be in other countries , and this domestic classification has been used as a bar to foreign nationals applying for those jobs . |
| 7 | Notts County1 Coventry0 A BIZARRE goal two minutes from time against fellow-strugglers Coventry gave Notts County their first win in 16 games , though they must still be in grave danger of relegation . |
| 8 | They should also be in frequent contact with all of the somewhat numerous organisations involved in the rural development of the Western Isles , and with the admirable young people who have come back from the mainland to work at the grass-roots level . |
| 9 | Again , they shrug , if they could survive with a front-row of Ricky Evans , Nigel Meek and Hugh Williams-Jones against England , they should hardly be in undue trouble against Scotland — particularly as they will be under the eye of the same referee in France 's Joel Dume . |
| 10 | For on the tenth day he sent forward another deputation under the flag of truce to declare that he knew well of the shortages in the beleaguered town and that they would soon be in desperate straits . |
| 11 | Unless women can stop feeling apologetic about wanting power , they will never be in sufficient numbers to change the male agenda . |
| 12 | At this time of year the process of decaying old vegetation will also deplete oxygen when it may already be in short supply . |
| 13 | The point of a demonstration may be nullified if the target of the protest is not within the sight or hearing of the demonstrators , and it may be expected that it would only be in exceptional circumstances that conditions would be imposed preventing such a gathering . |
| 14 | In either case , the order does not affect the amount of searching to be done and in this sense the file is serial , although it will probably be in sequential order with respect to the major key . |
| 15 | In the view of their Lordships it can only be in rare cases that a taxpayer with a principal place of business in Hong Kong can earn profits which are not chargeable to profits tax under section 14 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance . |