Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] in [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He said he wished me luck in case he did n't get the chance today . |
| 2 | I myself put my faith in diazepam I 've got gram diazepam which is very slight , very small dose and is enough just to stop you caring so much about whatever it is that 's really bugging you . |
| 3 | The eldest , Thomas , was to have ‘ all my books in case he betake himself to the study and practice of physic ’ . |
| 4 | To keep my mind in check I decided to remember the journey here ( a cavernous train with wooden seats ) or the flight to Riga ( alarmingly , the roof leaked ) , but I could n't help falling into the mental free-form that this placed allowed . |
| 5 | I allowed Thursday as my backstop in case I have n't got my eleven . |
| 6 | With that she saw me off with an invitation to visit her the next day after school but that I was to tell my parents in case they were worried where I was . |
| 7 | I have n't told my husband in case he decides to up his score . |
| 8 | In my maths in school we just finished them on the last day . |
| 9 | The bad yellow-eyed woman made me take my toothbrush in case I got carted off to pokey . |
| 10 | We swayed down the long baggage car , which was half empty of freight and very noisy , and George , having told me to remove and lay aside my waistcoat in case I got oil on it , unlocked the door at the far end . |
| 11 | ‘ I had never met the man , but a friend had given him my number in case he could help me with my research , ’ says Lynsey . |
| 12 | During my year in office I want every solicitor to reflect on how his or her work serves the community and consider whether there is anything more they may wish to do in their practices , their local communities or their home lives which would widen their contribution . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ They are my bodyguards , Sir John , my assistants in case I am attacked . ’ |
| 14 | Oh and I happened to be standing in the back kitchen you know and I got hold of this saucepan and I picked my little brother up and put him under my arm in case he got hurt and I oh I belted my father from his head to his feet with the saucepan . |
| 15 | From the foregoing , you will see that my experience , and hence the bulk of this talk , revolves around engineering applications although for the last 9 months of my time in post I also was responsible for supply aspects of AI and I will cover this briefly . |
| 16 | Hence , during my time in post I have made a positive effort to spread the gospel of AI within at least the Engineering Branch . |
| 17 | Finally , during my time in post I have lectured to every one of the Senior Engineering Management courses that have been carried out at RAF Cranwell . |
| 18 | Refusing to shut her eyes in case she succumbed again , Sarella fixed her gaze on a point over his shoulder on the scarlet wall opposite . |
| 19 | Donna dared not settle herself too comfortably into her seat in case she dozed off . |
| 20 | He slapped her , swiftly and casually , his hand coming back to cover her mouth in case she might cry out . |
| 21 | Nils jerked her off-balance , his two cohorts rising to their feet in case he needed back-up . |
| 22 | The travellers have now left their sites in Milton Keynes … but police are keeping track of their movements in case they 're soon in a popsition to make an arrest . |
| 23 | Clients also worry about discussing their troubles in case they may not be allowed treatment . |
| 24 | If you speak to someone in the department ask it you can have their name in case you need to telephone again ; |
| 25 | She stood , catching her breath , holding her head in case it fell off . |
| 26 | I was going to say , I wo n't mention her name in case she 's run out of . |
| 27 | I could ask the other players ( providing of course that Leeds are in the Final ) , however because of all the troubles the players and Managers have had in the past , most of them wo n't sell their tickets and usually only give them to their families in case they fall into the wrong hands , and then they are in trouble . |
| 28 | All have certain basic characters and in order to understand their role in development it is helpful to be aware of four cell activities , three cell structures , and two main kinds of molecule . |
| 29 | The mother makes sure she is always down-hill from her kid in case it falls . |
| 30 | I suppose he 's just her voice in case she needs to identify herself ! ’ |