Example sentences of "in [noun sg] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the arm spines are cleaned in bleach the smaller ones are seen to be thin and only slightly rugose with the area of attachment reinforced while the larger spine has an almost smooth shaft with a multipointed head . |
| 2 | It was time to return home so I jerked the machine into a spiral dive , just in case the remaining CR 42s or the two 109s were still in the vicinity , flattened out at about 800 feet and jinked my way back to Takali . |
| 3 | The patient was moved on to a life-support machine and another set of X-rays was ordered in case the first ones had not revealed internal injuries caused by the car accident . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He has encouraged me to reapply to the Government Information service to be kept apprised in case the two departures from the Scottish office , one gone and one going December , mean there may be a vacancy . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | We expected sabotage from the Labour extremists and hired two 100,000 watt generators in case the electrical sub-station was cut off . |
| 9 | It is common for the installation instructions to ask the licensed user to make a copy of the program first and use this as the working copy , placing the original disks in a safe place in case the working disks become damaged or corrupted in some way . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | By now you 'll be out and about all the time on your scooter but , just in case the second Thursday of the month should dawn wet and windy again , I have chosen yours as this month 's Star Letter . |
| 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 | The Canine Defence League refuses to find new homes for abandoned animals until well after the holiday , in case the same dogs are given as presents and then dumped again . |
| 19 | This was usually discouraged in case the wild ape became too dependent on hand-outs . |
| 20 | Coastguard shore parties were also checking the coastline from Aberystwyth to the Lleyn peninsula in North Wales in case the missing men had come ashore . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Just in case the local chieftain decides to throw a grand party in your honour . |
| 23 | In case the hon. Gentleman has not noticed , we are in the process of replacing the poll tax . |
| 24 | Just in case the old man needed her . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | In aerospace the American dominance requires little comment — it obtains in both aviation and space , both civil and military . |
| 27 | With Kenny Milne ( centre ) in harness the Scots scrummage held up . |
| 28 | In response the Federal Reserve on Feb. 1 cut its discount rate ( which determined the cost of short-term loans to banks ) by half a percentage point to 6 per cent , its second half-point cut in six weeks , in an attempt to stimulate investment by encouraging banks to increase consumer borrowing . |
| 29 | In response the Interior Minister , José Luis Corcuera , on Feb. 24 challenged ETA to suspend violence for a six-month period as proof of its new willingness to talk . |
| 30 | In response the Interior Minister , Franz Löschnak , announced on Jan. 23 that police would receive better psychological training and that police doctors would make random examinations of detainees . |