Example sentences of "[adv] in case [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Be careful not to leave your hand on their body for too long in case it is grabbed . |
| 2 | She stopped abruptly , suddenly afraid to say the words aloud in case they were words he would n't want to hear . |
| 3 | And anyway he 's got to pretend that he 's the man of the house so in case they think you 're on your own . |
| 4 | That is saying something and , indeed , there are those closer to him who suggest that he really believes he has got the ball ‘ on a piece of string ’ at the moment , but hardly dares to say so in case it tempts fate . |
| 5 | Or had they been afraid to do so in case it drew attention to what they were up to ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ No , ’ he agreed , ‘ but I thought I 'd just say so in case you got the wrong idea . ’ |
| 8 | She held the bag between them , suddenly not daring to put it down in case it signalled something , the consequences of which she might regret . |
| 9 | He I 'm suppo he says to email him , contact him at the start of week zero , because he 's goin he he 's trying to remember of his own accord , but er ju this is just to give him a kick along in case he 's forgotten |
| 10 | Schefflera well I 'd put that along in case it that |
| 11 | 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 … |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Philip looked away in case they saw him . |
| 14 | My arm was beginning to hurt pretty badly , so I decided to pull my chute straight away in case I fainted from loss of blood . |
| 15 | He is now talking of going to the theatre tonight with some American widow friend passing through Edinburgh , as I said I felt I should not in case I coughed . |
| 16 | Oh save anyway in case you did change something and you forgot it . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Just in case we 're ever investigated . ’ |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | I wanted to double up all Wavebreaker 's standing rigging , just in case we did try to take her across the ocean . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Just in case we got conflicting stories . ’ |
| 24 | Which it saves just in case we had any accidents , and lost any of our files anywhere . |
| 25 | Happily there was some friendly cloud ; this time I went right through it to regain some horizontal reference , then bob in and out of the cloud until Jock had repaired the damage , I stayed near the cloud base just in case we were jumped again . |
| 26 | schedule , just in case we suddenly find we have n't got slots and |
| 27 | I 've already earmarked the cage drilling machine just in case we did require it , to make sure that no parts were taken off it to support the next one . |
| 28 | It might give us a head start , just in case we have to admit her . ’ |
| 29 | we had our alarm ooh after five , William called us just in case we laid late , so we was on the move ten , ten past five , so I mean we 've been on the go perhaps two hours more than anybody else and eh , and then cos when , it was just like that , but it was down here now I thought to went to that down on his and a little |
| 30 | Get some of those little fold out chairs just in case we 're er |