Example sentences of "catch [adv prt] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another powerful reason why improved mud buildings are not catching on in the tropical Third World is that for poor families , housing is not the first priority . |
| 2 | Somehow I ca n't see it catching on in the way Play-Doh did . |
| 3 | Yamaha staff will be making a return visit to the region to discover how the Japanese style of music teaching is catching on in the North-East . |
| 4 | ‘ Also I ca n't see cafes catching on in the North , we have n't got the weather to sit outside . ’ |
| 5 | Had the Wessex novels been written earlier , when places off the beaten track were inaccessible , or nearer our own time , when we have become sated with effortless mobility , ‘ Wessex ’ might not have caught on in the way that it did . |
| 6 | Although the RAF had standard instrument panels from 1936 onwards it was a long time before the merits of this tidy arrangement really caught on in the USA . |
| 7 | Fast on its heels came MacPublisher and Ready-Set-Go but somehow neither caught on in the same way . |
| 8 | It 's a funny thing the way podoeroticism has never really caught on in the West , what with sex being so popular and all . |
| 9 | Keeping goats has really caught on in the past 10 years , as farmers look to alternative livestock to stay in business . |
| 10 | The Great Western pioneered the idea but it never caught on in the rest of the country . |
| 11 | It has yet to catch on in the Third World but when it does it could prove extremely useful . |
| 12 | They may not catch on in the north-east ! |
| 13 | They caught up in the air did n't they ? |
| 14 | There are over 2,300 inmates on America 's death rows : all have found themselves caught up in the nightmare that is the US capital law system . |
| 15 | The visitor to an auction may be caught up in the excitement and drama of the event , but the climate of opinion in which it takes place has been created by scholars and critics as well as businessmen . |
| 16 | A strange feeling of expectation mixed with our fear as we became caught up in the thrill of the hunt . |
| 17 | Students do not forget these overshadowing realities even if academics , caught up in the euphoria of a ‘ really lively discussion ’ , sometimes do . |
| 18 | Many of the crimes with which others caught up in the Guinness affair are charged are not covered by the extradition treaty with the US . |
| 19 | Plans cater for both an immediate accident and the long-term care of individuals who survive or are caught up in the disaster — including the rescuers . |
| 20 | The atmosphere is bad and British sailors could get caught up in the bad feeling if they went ashore , ’ said the Ark Royal 's captain , John Brigstocke . |
| 21 | It appears that the Airborne and Commandos got caught up in the shelling and suffered casualties , dead and wounded . ’ |
| 22 | Peasants caught up in the Tambov and other revolts did just this , although they remained politically ineffective for lack of large-scale organization . |
| 23 | It is not always possible to give adequate thought to the future when caught up in the day-to-day running of an operation , but if you live the business , as Sir Hector unashamedly does , there are always less hectic times to mull over major issues . |
| 24 | Rose too was caught up in the preparations . |
| 25 | Rayo , who is running lead for me today in harness with Kaisa , gets her leg caught up in the trace . |
| 26 | As Sabra , a woman in her forties , told me ‘ If I go out I usually do have my Dupatta round me , but at work I ca n't wear it in case it gets caught up in the machines , so I just wear a scarf on my head when I leave the house — something is needed to save one 's Izzat ’ . |
| 27 | The tempo of living quickens this week and it will be difficult to avoid getting caught up in the frantic pace of events . |
| 28 | Alongside their traditional functions ( which grow ever harder to explain to a public caught up in the excitement of recent developments ) , they offer a general reassurance against unpleasant surprises ; a brake on events which could otherwise outstrip our power to control them . |
| 29 | Members of the Royal Marines orchestra , including some bandsmen who were caught up in the bombing , played during the hour-long service . |
| 30 | MORE than 600 of the original 18,000 investors caught up in the collapse of the Barlow Clowes investment empire have died during the 18 month-long battle to secure compensation , it was revealed yesterday . |