Example sentences of "in [noun sg] [pers pn] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kneeling can also be used to help the patient get up from the floor ; most patients are taught to do this once they can walk , in case they have a fall . |
| 2 | in case we make a fool of ourselves |
| 3 | ‘ One : Plumbing has to be bought in ahead of schedule , in case you lose a month 's rent , O.K. ? |
| 4 | Read the questions ( in case you made a mistake selecting the directory ) and , when you 're sure , select Yes . |
| 5 | Do this outside in case you make a mess . |
| 6 | just in case you crack a tile |
| 7 | All he had intended to do was keep tabs on her in case he needed a hostage after the hit on Mobuto . |
| 8 | ‘ Er — since I left school , ’ she replied , and felt hot all over in case he wanted a run-down on her work experience in the world of journalism . |
| 9 | It was then Dexter detected an underlying tension : Blanche became bored and wanted to leave , but was reluctant to do so in case she gained a reputation as a straight-laced bore . |
| 10 | From there things had grown even worse , and now she felt a sensation of panic if she even had to go to the local shops , in case she encountered a sparrow or two pecking at some crumbs in her path . |
| 11 | I will maybe just remind her in case she has a problem finding one if she leaves it too late . |
| 12 | Annabel has already telephoned three times , but I 've asked her not to call again , in case she disturbs a treatment . |
| 13 | Marie 's parents had strong religious views that made her feel very guilty about having sex in their home when she and her husband had to live there for a while : " We did it on the bedroom floor on the wedding night because I would n't use the bed , in case it made a noise . |
| 14 | I and others hesitate even to mention that a particular species is rare in case it causes a demand to develop , even among our colleagues . |
| 15 | in case it makes a difference to your |
| 16 | So much so that she decided to call the police and give them my registration number , just in case I made a habit of kerb-crawling . |
| 17 | At Asda a spokesman said : ‘ One or two stores do still have Tracy Island but I dare not say where in case I start a stampede . ’ |
| 18 | Unlike most of those reading for the Bar or enrolled in university he felt a responsibility for less privileged Africans washed up on British shores , mainly seamen , who had no recognised place in Britain . |
| 19 | In division we have a dividend N and a divisor D , and require a quotient Q and remainder R such that The divisor , quotient , and remainder are n bits long , and the dividend is 2n bits long . |
| 20 | They identify a failure to concentrate on taking a large market share for one product ; in contrast they describe a preference for entering a new market before the full potential of the current one is reached . |
| 21 | In addition he has a duty to consider whether , in the public interest , he should make a report on any matter arising out of , or in connection with the accounts , in order that the matter should be considered by the council or brought to public attention . |
| 22 | In addition I organized a body of prominent citizens into what we called ‘ China-Canada Incorporated ’ , and I was able to get my friend Dr Norman ‘ Larry ’ MacKenzie , President of the University of British Columbia , to serve as its Chairman . |
| 23 | The challenges facing schools are considered in detail throughout this book but in essence they require a management response . |
| 24 | In essence it becomes a matrix of connected businesses that normally have much weaker direction from the corporate centre than a Stage 2 company . |
| 25 | With this in mind we take a look at the kind of thing the cold weather walker should be wearing on page 26 and bring you the latest thermals on page 24 . |
| 26 | The disciplines a Designer works by demand some very special qualities — in effect they demand a specialist in many wide-ranging fields , coupled with virtual Sherlock Holmes powers of observation . |
| 27 | My Lords , i in effect I had a Power of Appointment and in effect it was very badly needed . |
| 28 | In effect he has a period of grace . |
| 29 | In effect it becomes a reflection of an almost puritanical social containment of the individual , with metaphoric import as a statement of correctness for the society outside . |
| 30 | The course is a joint project of Spurgeon 's College and the Oasis Trust and in effect it provides a choice for candidates for the Baptist ministry . |