Example sentences of "in [noun sg] we " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We wanted a certain type and Betty White , our casting director , said there was this young man in revue we ought to have a look at . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ We did n't know ’ , he says as the three embark on the master plan , ‘ that we were playing with fire — Greek fire , ’ he adds , ‘ the kind that burns and destroys ’ , in case we do n't know what playing with fire means . |
| 3 | In case we do have a hard winter however , it might be worth potting up a few and over-wintering them , if you have n't already saved some of last year 's generously produced and well-ripened seed . |
| 4 | When the engagements are abroad , I work feverishly in the last few days and nights to create a reasonably finished piece of work — just in case we crash . |
| 5 | I 'm trying to get hold of you this afternoon for the following reasons ( listed in case we do n't manage to talk ) : |
| 6 | In case we do n't speak , the following is the situation : |
| 7 | Susan was so frightened of being alone , that she would not go to sleep , in case we left her . |
| 8 | These are so often fastened by those who , in the name of love , secure our chains daily in case we have any notions of escape . |
| 9 | He read the Orders that we had already read , in case we had n't read them . |
| 10 | But we have to have some spare capacity in case we want to run for the bus or climb Everest ( where the air is less oxygen-rich ) . |
| 11 | All much the same to the untutored eye , they bear the names of excited lepidopterists who identified them : Rätzer 's ringlet , de Prunner 's ringlet , Lorkovic 's brassy ringlet — and , in case we grow over confident , false dewy ringlet . |
| 12 | Just in case we 're ever investigated . ’ |
| 13 | Annie thought , Ruthie , you liar , you do know , you 're just holding back in case we think you 're being heavy , theoretical male for godsake . |
| 14 | It convinces us that it is essential to read a daily newspaper , to watch TV , to mow the lawn , to iron the sheets , to read the junk mail , to darn our socks — just in case we decide to do something creative , challenging , productive , intimate or enjoyable instead . |
| 15 | The Ego is constantly chattering about its fears , worries and doubts , cluttering up our head with thoughts that go nowhere — just in case we decide to think for ourselves , to question , to explore new possibilities , to feel our suppressed emotions , to reach beyond our old ways of being , to develop a new vision . |
| 16 | In case we become aware of its tricks , the Ego tries to throw us off the scent , by projecting aspects of itself onto the outside world . |
| 17 | ‘ Meanwhile , I think you should consider a bone-marrow harvest , in case we decide on a transplant at some future date . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Perhaps it 's in case we have some ordinary visitors , ’ said Maud . |
| 19 | I wanted to double up all Wavebreaker 's standing rigging , just in case we did try to take her across the ocean . |
| 20 | To make the shed easy to dismantle in case we moved house , the timbers were fixed with right-angled brackets , screwed between the roof timbers and the studs on the inside . |
| 21 | ‘ This is Otto , ’ said his wife , in case we had doubts . |
| 22 | We 'd best not try to shift him out until it gets here in case we start up more bleeding . |
| 23 | I do n't want to bump too hard against the plane 's fuselage in case we do actually come into contact with it . |
| 24 | My photographic equipment was a bit limited by the fact that as a leader I was required to carry a heavy hunting rifle all the time we were ashore , just in case we met with a polar bear in a nasty mood . |
| 25 | We had to circle all the islands in case we missed the eider . |
| 26 | We 've said this before but in case we were n't clear last week the low-end 601 PowerPC chip will come in 50MHz and 66MHz flavours . |
| 27 | We put it in writing , sending written details up the hierarchy in case we have to prove we have fulfilled our role . |
| 28 | In between the various tests there was a delay of two or three days when we would be left on tenterhooks in case we had failed ; every afternoon people would be told to pack their bags and would be deposited at Aubagne station to take a train back to where they had come from . |
| 29 | When we were little we were only allowed to play on the lower bit , in case we fell over this top wall , and it was like a dirt track down there , with bikes and trucks and lord knows what . |
| 30 | Each campesino had been given instructions to always have ready 20 extra tortillas in case we had to leave at a moment 's notice , but even so , it was very hard . |