Example sentences of "in [noun] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is principally a drummer but he always keeps a guitar on hand in case a new song idea hits him . |
| 2 | It 's not good keeping the prospectuses piled up in the office just in case a casual visitor asks for one , they need to be where people with young children regularly gather . |
| 3 | they all looked the same , they all had iron stakes in , they were there to strengthen the breaker in case a big wave came . |
| 4 | Slowly , in case a sudden movement on his part might break his fragile control over his own legs , Hugh bent slightly so that he could see under the chest . |
| 5 | If you encounter a specific behavioural problem later , it may also be worth discussing this with your vet in case a medical condition could be responsible , and treatment can be provided . |
| 6 | Some patients are , in spite of reassurance , unwilling to give their real names and in these cases a fictitious name is quite in order , with the one proviso that an attempt should be made to remember the false name in case a further visit should be needed . |
| 7 | It is normal to select one preferred bidder and to attempt to keep a second or third bidder on hold in case the first bidder should withdraw . |
| 8 | Because , for reasons mentioned earlier , the itching may persist for some time , an just in case the first application was not exhaustive , it is quite common to advise a second treatment one week after the first . |
| 9 | However , it can not be discounted that the idea is to prepare for a direct dictatorship in case the democratic process again turns the country towards socialism . |
| 10 | We expected sabotage from the Labour extremists and hired two 100,000 watt generators in case the electrical sub-station was cut off . |
| 11 | I did not dawdle , but as I had to pass our post pigeonholes , from force of habit I looked in mine in case the second post had been sorted early . |
| 12 | He could hear her hairdryer , almost as hard on his nerves as a dentist 's drill ; it had ruined three attempts to get the message down already , but he did n't want to ask her to lay off for a while in case the uneasy peace was threatened yet again . |
| 13 | In case the damn thing tore . |
| 14 | I 'm rolling up these things in case the wee dog gets them . |
| 15 | Emmy was away , in case the Royal Air Force came with bombs again , and Der Dicke was feeling frisky . |
| 16 | The Planning Policy which applies purely to the and the in case the sub Committee have already er discussed with etc etc for this . |
| 17 | Hang around with a nobody like Scott , knowing you never dare leave him in case the mad fucker tries to kill you ? |
| 18 | This was usually discouraged in case the wild ape became too dependent on hand-outs . |
| 19 | The first priority would be for the ground crews to make the bombs safe , then put out the fires and get the injured off , and everything done at top speed in case the whole lot went up . |
| 20 | Just in case the local chieftain decides to throw a grand party in your honour . |
| 21 | In case the hon. Gentleman has not noticed , we are in the process of replacing the poll tax . |
| 22 | Just in case the old man needed her . |
| 23 | He searched the scattered trees that fringed the forest in case an injured rider had struggled to cover , but there was nothing out of the ordinary to be seen . |
| 24 | Give them a good shake , in case an interesting piece of paper has been used as a bookmark . |
| 25 | A 100 kW hybrid solar power plant ( above ) has entered operation in Meekatharra a remote town 750 km north-east of Perth in Australia . |
| 26 | In micro-chips , Philips , Siemens and the Italo-French SGS-Thomson together fund R&D for the ‘ super ’ microchips of the next — post-1990s — generation : in aerospace the Euro-consortium Airbus competes against Boeing and McDonnell Douglas , and the ESA 's Ariane against NASA 's space launchers . |
| 27 | In aerospace the American dominance requires little comment — it obtains in both aviation and space , both civil and military . |
| 28 | There was blood everywhere and in minutes the whole scene looked like Custer 's Last Stand . |
| 29 | On December 24th in Moscow a Ukrainian member of the Congress of People 's Deputies rose to welcome Croat and Slovene moves towards independence , but he was shouted down . |
| 30 | It is true that even during the final talks in Moscow the American delegation had to keep a wary eye on those at home who argued against the surrender of the advantages which they expected the United States to derive from further tests above ground . |