Example sentences of "in normal circumstances [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 In normal circumstances I would have written this information off as being about the small Green Swords which come from the Rio Sarabia , but in this case I could not , as the fish concerned had been supplied from Dr Kallman 's laboratory and were correctly named .
2 In normal circumstances it is difficult to know the limits of one 's own capability , let alone those of the organization .
3 The old man explained his views on the matter afterwards to a Christian friend , ‘ For an ordinary man in normal circumstances it is enough that he believe faithfully in God .
4 In normal circumstances you would know this or be able to find it out , but this is still only a short case study and we have n't included it .
5 Wycliffe felt sure that in normal circumstances she was a cheerful woman , more ready to laugh than cry .
6 The irony was that in normal circumstances she would have insisted on seeing a working installation of a new product if only to satisfy herself that whatever she wrote would n't infringe the Trades Descriptions Act .
7 ‘ I ask you to believe that in normal circumstances he would not behave like that , but he is still not quite himself … the death of his friend , you know … ’
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