Never yet had she seen a man in such a state.

The first time I've seen her in such a state.

He had never before seen him in such a state.

She'd never seen a man in a state like this.

When Lee went to visit she saw the young man in a very low state.

Never before had he seen a suit case in such a state.

He didn't want anyone to see him in his wounded state.

I'd never seen space hardware in such a state before.

But I really need to see things in their natural state.

An extremely proud man, he would not want to be seen in such a state.