Example sentences of "[prep] case [pers pn] [modal v] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Okay , they 're poor paid , but at least they would have the pride of saying that they 've got a job whereas the elderly are having to just sit at home and turning down their fires and turning down their central heating in case they ca n't afford their bills ! |
| 2 | erm , he would n't leave in case they would n't let him back in after modernizing . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Some golfers are afraid to transfer the weight in case they can not get back to the ball at impact . |
| 5 | Just in case you ca n't tell the time . |
| 6 | ‘ Just in case you ca n't read my handwriting , ’ he said , adding softly , ‘ I missed you yesterday , did you see Celia ? ’ |
| 7 | You could arrange a lift , but that 's in case you ca n't get a lift , that 's how long it takes you . |
| 8 | [ Honeymoon , by the way , just in case you ca n't cut the etymological mustard , has only in recent times come to denote a nuptial holiday involving the purchase of duty-free goods and the taking of too many colour prints of exactly the same scene . |
| 9 | I should think they in case you would n't have been there would they ? |
| 10 | We were worried in case you could n't get the band together . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She felt as if she 'd uncovered a dark pit of long-buried feelings , and she was terrified of peering too far inside in case she could n't cope with the contents … |
| 13 | So I thought well in case I ca n't get them anywhere else the market and he said well we 'll have one from here , twelve ninety nine . |
| 14 | in case I could n't do the job |
| 15 | I pinned it to the corkboard with a red drawing pin and a light heart , and went upstairs again to change back into jodhpur boots to deal with the terrain and to pick up the map and the compass in case I could n't find the trail . |
| 16 | I was led into all these commitments in a very friendly and deferential spirit , and in a similar spirit of friendship and hospitality I was invited to numerous social engagements , from impressive lunch in honour of the Minister of Education to an invitation to a private home in Jaipur , where my kind host and hostess had gone to the trouble of preparing sandwiches , cake , chips ( without the fish ) and pudding , in case I should not like the Indian dishes served for the other guests ! |