Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] case " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Quasi-syntactic ’ ambiguities require careful consideration because there may be a temptation to diagnose them as cases of lexical ambiguity . |
| 2 | The examples in this section are Janus-like , in that the reader may interpret them metaphorically but , in the light of the examples in the previous section , it seems to me that we should interpret them as cases of underlexicalisation . |
| 3 | It seems more elegant , and closer to the linguistic facts of the case , to treat them as cases of underlexicalisation . |
| 4 | And when I last looked at it , one question on behaviour modification had managed to creep on there as well but I ca n't remember what the question is , so you 'd better pay attention for the whole of the rest of this lecture in case I in case I remember it . |
| 5 | There are plenty of cases in which each member of a co-operating group is better off than it would be on its own . |
| 6 | There were plenty of cases of unruly or difficult or dissident bishops ; but by and large the Church stood by the kings ; and in return the kings placed more and more authority and responsibility in the hands of bishops and abbots . |
| 7 | The prototype was housed in a plastic instrument case having aluminium front and rear panels , but there are plenty of cases of about this size to choose from . |
| 8 | The four other patients almost certainly had secondary hyperprolactinaemia , which in cases 2 , 3 , and 4 was associated with invasive non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas . |
| 9 | But he had provided a double failsafe mechanism for himself in case he accidently pressed the wrong key while accessing the code . |
| 10 | I am returning it to you in case it can be of use to someone else . |
| 11 | ‘ Sub-lieutenant Bacci here will stay and help you in case you leave any gaps . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I thought I 'd better dance with you in case you wanted another drink . ’ |
| 13 | You will need public liability insurance to cover you in case you or one of your employees accidentally injures someone or damages property . |
| 14 | The enclosed card will help you remember the CLARENCE number , so please carry it with you in case you need to call us . |
| 15 | I will send Janet to you in case there is anything you want . ’ |
| 16 | I was just mentioning it to you in case you wanted |
| 17 | She said she because I left it to you in case you wanted to spit in the sink she goes oh I did n't last night , so I never brought it up alright ? |
| 18 | ‘ In truth , none in cases of a violent death such as this . ’ |
| 19 | Presenting the average man or woman in the street with medical knowledge does not turn them into cases of Munchausen 's syndrome : if it did , the problem would be far more widespread . |
| 20 | The point , so I thought , was to have one in case of emergency , and hope that it never came out of its pouch . |
| 21 | I 've only got one round case and about two vol au vents |
| 22 | I dare n't wear that nice fur coat that cousin Freda gave me in case I get bombed by the Animal Liberation Front . |
| 23 | I went off to school camp for a few days when I was ten , and Mum suggested I took some sanitary towels with me in case my period started , but I dismissed this as silly and unnecessary . |
| 24 | Just say that 's what you set out to do , to stick with me in case I knew something , and that when the mission was accomplished , you brought him home . ’ |
| 25 | This worries me in case germs collect there . |
| 26 | And you have to be wary of upsetting me in case I 'm planning on the wholesale destruction of Sarah Chester Fabrics . |
| 27 | Passed on Sept. 12 the Senate appropriations bill , in contrast to the House 's , also allowed the government , which was currently banned from financing abortions for poor women , to pay for them in cases of rape and incest . |
| 28 | Seeing this , the Egyptian soldiers were unable to attack them in case they accidentally injured or killed one of these sacred animals . |
| 29 | Their daughter had provided all the labour-saving devices : dishwasher , washing machine , spin-dryer , all housed in a disused still room near the back door , although until she came the Copleys had been reluctant to use them in case they could n't turn them off , visualizing the machines whirling away all night , overheating , blowing up , the whole rectory pulsating with an uncontrollable power . |
| 30 | Find out as much about the food requirements of your fish before you purchase them in case you can not provide the special diet required . |