Example sentences of "be in such [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why , my lord , when we were left alone — and I think if they had not been in such haste to move on they would not have left a man of us alive to tell the tale — we first tended the worst hurt , and took counsel , and decided we must take the news on to Ramsey , and also back here to Shrewsbury . |
| 2 | Impressive as its successes have been in such matters as the unravelling of the genetic code , nevertheless they represent only an infinitesimal step towards a complete account in conventional physical terms of even the simplest animal brain . |
| 3 | But Ximena was seized with such fear as if her heart would have broken ; she and her daughters had never been in such fear since the day that they were born . |
| 4 | People who died of cancer were less likely than those dying from other causes to have been in such homes , 7 per cent against 29 per cent . |
| 5 | This question is considered for people who had been in such homes for a year or more . |
| 6 | Findings from the present study suggest that once people had become established in the homes their quality of life , in the opinion of their relatives , was similar to that of other people who died and had never been in such homes . |
| 7 | And if I tell thee that his Guavas , Pawpaws , Ginger and Lime are in such plenty that yearly he makes abundance of wet sweetmeats , of his own growth that serves his table and makes presents to his friends . |
| 8 | It is not clear at present exactly what the rules are in such cases , nor whether the choices of readings are as clear-cut as they at first seem . |
| 9 | The latest estimates suggest that more than one million dependent children are in such families . |
| 10 | By itself , this approach does not establish a concept of durability since , in the case of perishables , it is self-evident that , if at the time of delivery to the carrier the natural produce are in such peak condition that they are likely to arrive in a deteriorated state , the requirement of merchantability at the time of delivery to the buyer has not been satisfied . |
| 11 | They were to be weighed under water to measure their body density , but plans for vigorous treadmill tests may have to be shelved because their feet are in such pain . |
| 12 | They are in such demand that we have the phenomenon of an industry geared to satisfying a craving for new varieties every year . |
| 13 | Their bodies are in such harmony . |
| 14 | It is precisely because market forces have in the long run caught up with the operation of the CAP , as they inevitably would , that we are in such trouble . |
| 15 | Moreover , while 5 per cent of Afro-Caribbean men and 13 per cent of Asian men are in professional and managerial occupations , 19 per cent of white males are in such jobs ; but it is important to note that the ‘ Asian ’ category conceals significant material differences , with 25 per cent of African Asians being in the professions and managerial employment , and nearly 70 per cent of Bangladeshi workers occupying semi-skilled or unskilled jobs ( Brown , 1984 ) . |
| 16 | Ken was in the midst of one of his severe pile problems and kept saying , ‘ I 'm in such agony , I 've got to blow off . ’ |
| 17 | There is , however , some evidence of Eisenhower 's own dismay when he found Anglo-American relations to be in such disarray in 1953 . |
| 18 | I 'm only sorry it had to be in such circumstances of stress . |
| 19 | Indeed no one yet knows what a ‘ natural ’ or ‘ equilibrium ’ level of fertility may be in such societies . |
| 20 | those with difficulty looking after themselves , the confused , the incontinent , the blind , the deaf , and the bad tempered were more likely to be in such homes than others . |
| 21 | ‘ The means testing forms have to be in such detail so we can work out how much people can afford . |
| 22 | And it makes you more money — which you can put away toward the day when you wo n't be in such demand ! ’ |
| 23 | We 'll be in such trouble . |
| 24 | I had a friend , she now manages the Eurythmics with her husband , but at that time , none of us needed to be in such luxury but none of us said no if it was offered and DeFries always observed the Noel Coward code and said , ‘ You should travel through life first class . ’ |
| 25 | In his cycle for Unicorn-Kanchana , Peter Hill has shown how effective a softer palette can be in such pieces . |
| 26 | ( 4 ) A licence granted by a licensing board shall be in such form as the board may decide . |
| 27 | 10. ( 1 ) An application to a licensing board of any kind mentioned in subsection ( 6 ) below in respect of any premises shall be in such form as may be prescribed , shall be completed and signed by the applicant or his agent , and shall be lodged with the clerk of the licensing within whose area the premises are situated not later than five weeks before the first day of the meeting of the board at which the application is to be considered . |
| 28 | Where no form is prescribed for a transaction , or a prescribed form can not be conveniently adapted , r75 provides that the instrument shall be in such form as the registrar shall direct or allow but shall follow the approved forms as nearly as possible . |
| 29 | It was the last time he and Falkenhayn would be in such agreement . |
| 30 | Even if one were to concede to McDowell that there could be traffic in simple message types before the Gricean hump , I wish to maintain that one would have to be over the hump ( or at least capable of being in such states as are involved in the hump ) before one 's language could evolve syntactic structure of the kind yielding infinite generative capacity . |