Example sentences of "case we do [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 In a great number of cases we do not know how specialized particular occupations were , how many different jobs a single man might hold .
2 We had the usual instructions that in the event of his death he should be buried here , and in those cases we do n't wait .
3 In case we do n't speak , the following is the situation :
4 I 'm trying to get hold of you this afternoon for the following reasons ( listed in case we do n't manage to talk ) :
5 ‘ We did n't know ’ , he says as the three embark on the master plan , ‘ that we were playing with fire — Greek fire , ’ he adds , ‘ the kind that burns and destroys ’ , in case we do n't know what playing with fire means .
6 In case we do n't like the cake she brings half a tea-chest of biscuits and three different jams .
7 We 'll take a packed lunch in case we do n't encounter a suitable place to eat . ’
8 I do n't want to bump too hard against the plane 's fuselage in case we do actually come into contact with it .
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