Example sentences of "in [noun sg] they [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm b but there was no reason why we should sit in wait in case they might go up because they might have gone down further . |
| 2 | Well , we were n't having that , so we stood around , we said ‘ Well , we thought we 'd just wait around a little bit , you know , just in case they might want to say goodbye to us . ’ |
| 3 | The way ‘ civilisations ’ had to make their mark , just in case they might disappear without trace . |
| 4 | If they want their own snappy one they would , you 're quite right , it 's not necessarily handing them the bad one on a plate just in case they might use it . |
| 5 | when you ask someone out , I 'm scared in case they might say no |
| 6 | bodies you see in case they would lift them . |
| 7 | They began following its twisting route , keeping close to the cover of the trees in case they should meet with any oncoming sect vehicle going to relieve or check up on their outside patrol . |
| 8 | I asked , stepping sideways to avoid a brace of female traffic wardens and smiling my best smile as a talisman in case they should visit Golden Square . |
| 9 | Baroness Hollis said : ‘ The government chief inspector has to warn local authorities not to tell the disabled and the frail what they are entitled to in case they should happen to ask for it , which would take the counties through their capping limit . ’ |
| 10 | Old people in particular often ensure each night before they go to bed that their house is tidy and their last instructions are by their bed in case they should die in the night and someone will have to find them in the morning . |
| 11 | Certain people , perhaps because they were friendly with one doctor but held a higher opinion of the professional ability of the other , took to carrying cards in their pockets which gave the relevant instructions in case they should find themselves too far gone to claim the doctor they wanted . |
| 12 | They did n't tell her that they wanted to see whether it was still empty , just in case they could have it for Brownie Pack Meetings . |
| 13 | In addition they will spend £2million on billboard , newspaper and magazine ads . |
| 14 | In addition they will receive a personal letter of thanks and congratulations from the chairman of the RAC , Jeffrey Rose , and 60-year members will be given honorary membership of the company 's top-range UK service reflex . |
| 15 | In addition they could have gained a seat in Belfast West if Republican Clubs supporters had transferred to SDLP in that constituency as well . |
| 16 | In addition they must pay heavy rates for the major drainage schemes . |
| 17 | We have to trust the districts can trust the county the county can trust the districts and that in practice they would make this work at local plan level . |
| 18 | She said I think in practice they will make considerable input in the care of their daughter , not necessarily with the heavy physical work of care . |
| 19 | Asked to name sources of credit out of the blue , people might well simply leave out or forget about some sources which in practice they could use , if they were offered that type of credit when they were buying . |
| 20 | At present the steel rods screw together , but in future they will have hinged connections so that no tools will be needed to remove the rods from the borehole . |
| 21 | In future they must serve at least half . |
| 22 | In future they should carry out assessments and reassessments only . |
| 23 | They will look exactly the same , but temperature and moisture will be controlled … in effect they will cease to age |
| 24 | When men and women work in unison they can get a hold of anything . |
| 25 | The early evolutionary stages of development of wings are still in question they may have developed from outgrowths of exoskeleton from the body that assisted gliding initially , and then acquired a propulsive function . |
| 26 | This syndicate of merchants would in effect become monopoly purchasers and exporters of wool ; in return they would lend the king £200,000 immediately and pay him half the proceeds from the sale of the wool . |
| 27 | In return they must agree to buy their English , maths and science syllabuses from ULEAC . |
| 28 | In return they will give £30 , and a range of OBO fixings worth another £20 , to the most amusing letter each month — to make sure you get it right next time ! |
| 29 | In return they will fly nearly three thousand people back to Bangladesh . |
| 30 | In return they will receive an annual magazine , building on the excellent Airthrey Journal , and details of activities being organised in their area . |