Example sentences of "'s state of [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The organization of the message into information units of given and new reflects the speaker 's sensitivity to the hearer 's state of knowledge in the process of communication . |
| 2 | He inquired about the barrister 's state of health on the days in question , because of one or more other remarks made by the barrister of which he disapproved . |
| 3 | Experts remain divided on the question of Dr Proctor 's state of mind during the period when he is confirmed to have been responsible for seven hundred and fifty-three homicides , but the Supreme Court has ruled him insane and irresponsible . |
| 4 | Mr Justice Vinelott , allowing the inspector 's appeal , said that the question of uncertainty in relation to s 247(8) could not be determined by reference to the inspector 's state of mind at the time when the assessment was made . |
| 5 | ‘ But the proof of Elvis 's state of mind at the time of his death is there in his own words . |
| 6 | Other critical statements made about a plaintiff are irrelevant unless they shed light on the defendant 's state of mind at the time he wrote the article which gave rise to the action . |
| 7 | If some uncertainty surrounds the last stage of the book 's genesis , we can at least say something about its author 's state of mind on the eve of publication . |