Example sentences of "[vb base] be in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anything you say is in absolute confidence . ’ |
| 2 | Despite some earlier hesitations , it is now certain that A commits the tort of intimidation against C if he threatens B with conduct which is unlawful in relation to B and thereby intentionally causes B to act ( or refrain from acting ) in a way which causes damage to C. It is not a requirement of this tort that B's conduct be in any way unlawful in relation to C. An old illustration is Garret v. Taylor , where the plaintiff was the lessee of a quarry and alleged that the defendant had ‘ disturbed ’ his customers and his workmen by ‘ threatening to mayhem and vex them with suits if they had brought any stones . ’ |
| 3 | The things that matter are in this book . |
| 4 | Changes in the law may take time , but time is in short supply for pensioners . |
| 5 | I remember being in one time , with both ends in , like I were talking about , and we have n't got a road out , we Matter of fact we were trying to break through to another district . |
| 6 | You know being in that kind of fighting feeling . |
| 7 | Many courts rubber stamp them and those children who like being in secure units may not press to leave . |
| 8 | If you or anyone you know is in this position and you need help , support and information , then you can contact the Alzheimer 's disease Society . |
| 9 | All the bikes we hire are in excellent condition , and we can offer smaller cycles for children . |
| 10 | A great many assessment systems are competitive in that the extrinsic rewards they offer are in short supply and each student who wants them is asked to demonstrate that he or she is more deserving than others , or others are less deserving . |
| 11 | A lot of the places where Ann and I fish are in remote locations . |
| 12 | I said do n't hold your breath Elaine but if it 's what I think 's in that carrier bag over there it ai n't a voucher , cos they all were saying |
| 13 | He trill is in good working order , she can float a quiet top A as at the end of ‘ Senza mamma ’ , and though she had a problem with breath-control she can sill manage skilfully in such testing pieces as the Freischütz arias . |
| 14 | ‘ A good dealer gives a service — everything I sell is in perfect condition and I buy back my stuff if need be . ’ |
| 15 | Many of these buildings which survive are in northern France and suffered bombardment in the First World War , but all are well restored to the original design . |
| 16 | ‘ I was here in good shape , but I 've been in good shape at other championships and failed . |
| 17 | I 've been in regular contact with Earl 's Court Project and a lot of my friends down there . |
| 18 | I 've been in two minds about whether to bother with the ABA this year , but the news that Baroness Thatcher and Margaret Atwood are to share a platform at a Book and Author Breakfast has made my mind up for me . |
| 19 | I mean I 've been in two shops now there 's fifty pound difference like , you know |
| 20 | I travelled the country well , I 've been in other authorities both labour controlled , been in to schools , been in old peoples homes , erm seen their roads , or driven over their roads , and I can assure you , that er in Lincolnshire . |
| 21 | I 've been in worse scrapes than this . |
| 22 | In that netherworld state , while they 've been in that state of absorption . ’ |
| 23 | Well , I I find that totally impossible , I mean I know that , I 've been in that plot thousand of times . |
| 24 | Maurice Hope held a similar view , though he favoured social rather than genetic factors : ‘ Black people are natural fighters ; they 've been fighting for survival and they 've been in that condition all their lives . |
| 25 | What I am going to focus on is this terrible guilt feeling which is coming out while you 're giving me all this information , and I can see one or two nodding heads , I guess , I guess some of you 've been in that situation . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've been in that sort of situation before , sitting in a dressing- room after losing to a team you 've been expected to beat . |
| 27 | I 've been in that block since it was built , it suits me fine . |
| 28 | ‘ I 've been in all morning . ’ |
| 29 | Now , you may not realize it but you 've been in civil litigation and criminal litigation , you 've been doing advocacy all term . |
| 30 | Yes , this , this kind of thing happens to people who 've been in traumatic situations , like erm er prisoner of war camps , severe accidents and stuff like that , and Freud himself of course saw quite a lot of these cases after the First World War . |