Example sentences of "a [noun] [vb mod] be in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the screen of language the words that make him up are no more than some amongst many , a detail in the pattern , as a grotesque might be in early painting , or the straight man in a comic duo . |
| 2 | The distinction is an important one : books on a shelf may be in poor condition , and may indeed deteriorate in their locations ( particularly when they are made up of self-destructive acidic paper ) , but their deterioration will be very much slower than if they are transported to a reading room for consultation by a reader . |
| 3 | For the wider economic and political interests of a country may be in complete conflict with the wishes and needs of a constituent community which an anthropologist happens to have studied . |
| 4 | Thus a construction can be in laminated form , helix upon helix , to produce a very rigid , lightweight , integral shell of invaluable use to architects . |
| 5 | To overcome this , the Government suggests a system , similar to that now operating in Scotland , under which children accompanied by an adult can be in licensed premises which have a Children 's Certificate where food and non-alcoholic beverages are also available . |