Example sentences of "in [noun] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | His passage through darkness , marked by the ‘ woman in black ’ , burdened women , the bent heads of sorrowing men , convulsed roots and empty chairs , leads from death to the growth that one frosty crisis after another nips in the bud — in fact to the Baby in Cradle he had pictured while in The Hague and been unable to keep faith with . |
| 2 | In barracks he was where Sims could find him and while he did n't expect much from Sunday dinner in a near-deserted mess , just being back with the Army was sauce enough for the moment . |
| 3 | ‘ We told him it was a holiday in case he blabbed at the border , ’ his parents explained . |
| 4 | The producer sent him the script , in case he was curious , but assured him there was no question of him appearing on stage in the role . |
| 5 | ‘ We can go anywhere we want to afterwards , ’ he added in case he was appearing stingy . |
| 6 | ‘ He said he wished me luck in case he did n't get the chance today . |
| 7 | ‘ In case he 's got McCloy 's blood money hidden away ? ’ |
| 8 | I think for a bit about going to ask him how I get home but I do n't want to ask him in case he tells Mr Jackson . |
| 9 | I do n't want him asking me questions like where I 'm going and stuff like that , just in case he tells Mr Jackson . |
| 10 | Jane thought she 'd better not offer to shake hands in case he let go of the stick and fell over . |
| 11 | ‘ I saw the skeletons and — ’ To his surprise , he had to stop , in case he burst into tears . |
| 12 | But as always I was wary of contradicting him , not wanting to antagonize him by even the slightest show of disagreement in case he left me . |
| 13 | He did n't smile in case he might seem either flippant or impertinent . |
| 14 | ‘ Nobody except me that is , ’ I added hastily in case he decided to throw me in the dungeons . |
| 15 | He was almost afraid to fall asleep in case he was pulled from his bed in the middle of the night and thrashed . |
| 16 | It seemed he had left in the Casa Guidi a gun of which he was fond , taking only his hunting rifle in case he had the chance to go into the country to shoot rabbits . |
| 17 | I dare n't drop him in , just in case he became a little less enthusiastic . |
| 18 | A Peruvian man with drug-resistant tuberculosis was advised to come to Britain for treatment , but warned not to bring any medication in case he was stopped at immigration . |
| 19 | At 8 am yesterday , Woosnam resumed play on the 14th green , having refused to hole a putt of 4ft the previous night in case he missed it . |
| 20 | The road was so bumpy Endill had to hold on tight in case he was thrown from his seat . |
| 21 | There were not so many lights and Endill kept a close eye on the Headmaster in case he became lost in the darkness . |
| 22 | Trent considered showing one of them how to keep the bows of the Zodiac to the wind in case he had to cast them off but Louis was beside him . |
| 23 | A metre and a half of copper wire with wooden handgrips at each end went in his pocket plus a box of bullets for his Walther in case he should be able to reclaim it from the masthead . |
| 24 | To the Russians he will always be a traitor and therefore suspect and under surveillance in case he tries to re-defect so he can not leave Russia , his letters will be censored , and telephone calls bugged . |
| 25 | When he failed to return , NID made a search of the dockyard area in case he had been forced to come ashore else-where . |
| 26 | More than once , though , she slipped in close and slid his dirk from its sheath , in case he should use it against himself . |
| 27 | But , to return one final time to Bakhtin , in case he is appropriated yet again to legitimate a selective and ludicrously ahistorical celebration of ‘ carnival ’ : |
| 28 | But I am terrified of taking him home to meet the family and particularly my sister , in case he goes the way of all the others . |
| 29 | You may also need to supervise the patient , in case he forgets what he has to do and leaves the gas on without lighting it , for example , or without putting the pan of food on the cooker . |
| 30 | Even if he is walking well , you may need to take a wheelchair in case he gets tired , or you can plan the outing so that you walk short distances between benches in the street or local park . |