1.  An innkeeper can refuse service to any person who is not in a fit state to be received at the inn.

2.  He ordered those of his crew still in a fit state to swim to take to the sea.

3.  If Cullam had been in a fit state to observe behaviour he might have thought the chief inspector bored or preoccupied.

4.  The big thing about reading and all that is - you have to be in a fit state for it.

5.  When I was in a fit state she asked if I would like to talk to her.

6.  With so many major projects in hand she wanted to make sure that everything was in a fit state.

7.  If the woman is in no fit state to give her consent, permission must be sought from her guardian.

8.  In seeking to have it overturned, his wife claimed Richardson was suffering from morbid jealousy and was not in a fit mental state when it was made.

9.  Detractors however argue that public transport is in no fit state to mop up any new travellers who decide to leave their cars at home.

10.  She denied that her predecessor was in no fit state to stand trial.