Example sentences of "in [noun sg] he [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thought of it scared them so much they turned all the lights out and went straight upstairs without even taking a candle in case he came up and saw the light under their door . |
| 2 | My sister thought it must have been a mistake , and kept the pound notes in case he came back for them . |
| 3 | At matches he had to be watched like a hawk in case he wriggled out of his headcollar , and set off for the tea tent , where his doleful yellow face and black-ringed eyes could coax sandwiches and cake out of the most stony-hearted waitress . |
| 4 | I will bring two , in case he wakes up . ’ |
| 5 | She wished he 'd quit doing that to her hand — but she did n't want to move it in case he moved on to her lips . |
| 6 | I ca n't swear to the following but the headmaster said Basil was undoubtedly a gentleman , but he 'd rather not have his brother in case he turned out the same . |
| 7 | And we 'll need pethidine drawn up in case he comes round — God knows how much . |
| 8 | If I were you , though , I 'd get straight on home just in case he comes back . |
| 9 | But then she start putting my erm blouses on like , cos she probably seen somebody come in nice thinking oh dress up tomorrow and then I , in case he comes in and I used to think shit that had been in the wardrobe , alright I do n't wear them but I mean they 're still nice |
| 10 | In particular , I do not claim that the text " " presents " " these units " , in practice he picks out intonational units from the text as if they were given ( albeit he sometimes admits to ambiguities of prosodic structure ) . |
| 11 | At about 11.20 on the night in question he arrived back in his room and wanted to use the lavatory . |
| 12 | In return he handed out whips , flagons and field glasses . |
| 13 | In exasperation he gave up trying to ‘ do ’ anything to reach his goal . |
| 14 | With his hands still covered in paint he lay down on the chilly sheets and waited for sleep to take his confusions away . |
| 15 | Later in life he looked back upon the married time of his professorship at Durham as an idyll ; the paradisal years of his life . |
| 16 | In fury he scooped up the gelatinous mess and hurled it at Fairbrother , who kicked him in the balls . |
| 17 | But a stroke left him paralysed , and after a spell in hospital he moved in with his daughter and son-in-law . |
| 18 | He noted that the Education Secretary , Kenneth Clarke , had also been invited to attend , adding : ‘ I have been led to believe that what he lacks in understanding he makes up for in bravery . ’ |
| 19 | In fact he kept on repeating it . |
| 20 | As far as I know that 's , that 's going out as well , erm in fact he went over to Dublin to get a bit of training erm idea in pilot . |
| 21 | Mr was completely wrong about the Labour amendment erm in fact he read out the wrong amendment altogether . |
| 22 | although in fact he ends up paying just twenty shillings ( one pound ) when Dame Sirith agrees to help ( 270 ) . |
| 23 | Half way through his super-human effort his foot slipped and in mid-launch he came down in an uncoordinated heap just outside the throwing circle . |
| 24 | As a result , he consistently neglected the search for sponsorship and , when in desperation he got around to looking for it , it was too late . |
| 25 | The isolation seemed complete , in the haste he had forgotten his companion and in recompense he called out his name . |
| 26 | In class he put out rows of brightly coloured chemicals on the desks . |
| 27 | Poirot 's ‘ little grey cells ’ start to work overtime , and with Hastings in tow he sets out to unmask the peril at ‘ End House ’ . |