Example sentences of "catch [adv prt] in this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Americans have been using 60/40 material for jackets and trousers for years , yet for some reason it 's never quite caught on in this country . |
| 2 | The idea of using this matter-of-fact item as a matter of fashion has been slow to catch on in this country . |
| 3 | Few would have dared to predict in the late 1960s that duvets would ever catch on in this country , but today it would be hard to find a British household that does n't have one . |
| 4 | They would believe that all these people were caught up in this satanic net . |
| 5 | For girls caught up in this nexus of processes , the effect is that the feminine role , the ‘ little housewife ’ role and self-definition are blended together in an ‘ unselfconscious complex of unobstructed behaviour ’ . |
| 6 | Again , I do not think that individuals are to be blamed for this : whole societies were caught up in this sexist interpretation of reality . |
| 7 | Do n't get so caught up in this fantasy that you miss all the opportunities the real world has to offer . |
| 8 | There is a network of disadvantage in society in terms of income , access to housing , educational and employment opportunities , etc. , and large numbers of families caught up in this network are relatively deprived and vulnerable to breakdown . |
| 9 | Caught up in this complex network of conflicting cultural images , Nizan 's life and work are today the site of confusion , myth-making and uncertainty . |
| 10 | Since the seventeenth century we seem to have been caught up in this vicious cycle , alternatively applying the model of capitalist society to the animal kingdom , then reapplying this bourgeoisified animal kingdom to the interpretation of society . |
| 11 | Drinking is caught up in this debate because of the health and social problems associated with alcohol abuse — even though these problems have probably always affected a small minority of people in most societies . |
| 12 | Mrs Davis seems to be caught up in this in this situation . |