Example sentences of "[vb pp] to be in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , second-hand goods can hardly be expected to be in perfect condition . |
| 2 | The aircrafts and space vehicles featured in the programme are expected to be in big demand along with the Captain Scarlet costume . |
| 3 | At present there is also a scheme which tops up the income of small pharmacies considered to be in essential positions . |
| 4 | Britain 's 1967 Abortion Act does not apply to Northern Ireland , where abortions are illegal except where the mother 's life is threatened or her physical and mental health are considered to be in grave danger . |
| 5 | Now new owner Chris Knight is reported to be in financial difficulties . |
| 6 | Currently , it is reported to be in pre-alpha quality assurance , with alpha starting in June and beta later in the quarter . |
| 7 | Apart from those deemed to be in genuine need , the budget required patients to pay for all or part of the cost of their medical treatment . |
| 8 | The printer is said to be in bit-image mode when this happens , for the code to fire a pin is the digit 1 and the code to leave a blank is the digit 0 . |
| 9 | Suppose a scene is said to be in correct perspective ? |
| 10 | Some $350m is said to be in Swiss banks . |
| 11 | He was said to be in good spirits , but this was assumed : he feared he would be denounced as a traitor on his return . |
| 12 | Tonight Flight Sgt Pritchard was said to be in good spirits in hospital . |
| 13 | Before the burglary he was said to be in good health . |
| 14 | He was said to be in financial difficulty when he tried to blackmail Hillier in May 1991 . |
| 15 | Labour is said to be in terminal decline because we have failed to identify , let alone appeal to , a natural constituency we might expect to provide us with majority support . |
| 16 | The 64-year-old male patient , who was suffering from arthritis , has asked not to be identified but was said to be in stable condition last night . |
| 17 | James Cocker , 53 , of Milton Road West , Edinburgh , was said to be in stable condition at Stirling Royal Infirmary last night after being recovered by the Killin mountain rescue team . |
| 18 | The two other survivors of the tragedy who remain in hospital , Samantha Stansby , 17 , and Emma Hartley , 16 , are said to be in satisfactory condition . |
| 19 | At Augusta , more than at almost any other golf course , disaster stalks the champions , particularly on the greens — which are said to be in fine , fiery form this year . |
| 20 | Only 10 per cent of the coast was said to be in excellent condition . |
| 21 | The end stage of the pathway is represented by CD4 + CD8 - TCR high+ or CD4 - CD8 + TCR high+ cells ( both are said to be in single positive , or SP , stages ) , which are mostly immediate precursors of major histocompatibility complex ( MHC ) class II-restricted helper T cells and MHC class I-restricted cytotoxic T cells , respectively . |
| 22 | In this manner the alleged dispensation of justice can be seen to be in direct conflict with the best interests of air safety . |
| 23 | On one occasion , two of these were seen to be in open disagreement about the legitimacy and desirability of actions taken by the authorities ; on another occasion , one of these was set up , in effect , to review recommendations made by another . |
| 24 | The activity posited by Brentano , secondly , is common not only to seeing and other perception , thinking in the sense of deliberating or judging , and also remembering , intending , and deciding , all of which are ordinarily thought to be in different ways active , but also pain and other sensations , dreaming , experiencing an emotion , and being subject to a mood , all of which are thought to be in different ways passive . |
| 25 | The activity posited by Brentano , secondly , is common not only to seeing and other perception , thinking in the sense of deliberating or judging , and also remembering , intending , and deciding , all of which are ordinarily thought to be in different ways active , but also pain and other sensations , dreaming , experiencing an emotion , and being subject to a mood , all of which are thought to be in different ways passive . |
| 26 | A rather unspectacular brown Acrocephalus warbler , it was thought to be in imminent danger of following the dodo into extinction until the ICBP bought the island and instituted a programme of saving and increasing its mangrove breeding habitat . |
| 27 | Five paintings by a mass murderer , once withdrawn from auction because they were thought to be in bad taste , have been bought by a collector . |
| 28 | Privatization would fall into two categories : the sale of state-owned shops and restaurants , which had in fact been under way since May 1 ; and the sale of state-owned factories and enterprises , 40 per cent of which were envisaged to be in private hands within three years . |
| 29 | Remember … whichever style you go for , your hair has got to be in beautiful condition . |
| 30 | The origin of this unusual monster has been shown to be in Early Dynastic Sumeria ( see p. 146 and fig. 14.29 above ) . |