Example sentences of "in [noun] [pers pn] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nine ladies dancing he decided perhaps that she had ordered the extra milk in case they got thirsty . |
| 2 | By now they will not be eating , so all the food you threw in and did n't bother to remove ‘ in case they got hungry ’ , will be rotting down and raising the ammonia level . |
| 3 | Philip loved the smelly , aggressive little dogs and was always fussing in case they got stuck down the rabbit holes . |
| 4 | ‘ In case they get lost or into the wrong hands ? |
| 5 | But would you envisage that the numbers er of aircraft actually kitted out with these things have been reduced or are you talking about having spares in case they get lost or damaged ? |
| 6 | Railways were unlikely to threaten that target but , just in case they harboured any ambitions to get close , Fraser removed three of their first four batsmen for 10 runs in the space of 22 deliveries . |
| 7 | A large section of the report is devoted to explaining how Blake 's mail , visits and his Arabic correspondence course were all carefully vetted by MI5 in case they contained coded messages from the Russians . |
| 8 | ‘ Let me warn ministers , in case they try another way of wriggling out of it , that I have the documents . |
| 9 | The two men were at the top of the stairs and almost within grabbing distance , but if either had tried it he would have left his fingers in the frame as the bang echoed through the house and Carson thumbed the deadlock button , just in case they had any ideas about picking their way in . |
| 10 | Let ministers of local churches have copies as a good exercise in public relations and also just in case they have new members of their flock inquiring about schools in the area . |
| 11 | However , I am also writing to Wyre Borough Council in case they have any responsibility for maintaining these lights . |
| 12 | However , I am also writing to Wyre Borough Council in case they have any responsibility for maintaining these lights . |
| 13 | Yes , to think , M I S G is mental illness specific grants , in case we pick that up later , and the E S F is the European Social Fund grant . |
| 14 | Just in case we got conflicting stories . ’ |
| 15 | As I tagged behind her holding on to her hand in case we got separated , I had mixed feelings about meeting Laura again . |
| 16 | In case we become aware of its tricks , the Ego tries to throw us off the scent , by projecting aspects of itself onto the outside world . |
| 17 | Which it saves just in case we had any accidents , and lost any of our files anywhere . |
| 18 | ‘ Perhaps it 's in case we have some ordinary visitors , ’ said Maud . |
| 19 | These are so often fastened by those who , in the name of love , secure our chains daily in case we have any notions of escape . |
| 20 | And er that then we were alright for winter in case we caught cold . |
| 21 | However , do n't move the design around too enthusiastically in case you dislodge any unattached flowers completely . |
| 22 | Help yourself to the books and everything else as you like , yeah , in case you get bored . |
| 23 | ‘ You 're twenty-seven years old , not a child ; are you going to spend the rest of your life wrapped in a cocoon in case you get hurt ? |
| 24 | Who upset you so much that you are afraid now of being beautiful in case you get hurt again ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ No , you should be all right , ’ he agreed , his smile still in place , ‘ but you 'd best leave after lunch tomorrow to give yourself plenty of time — just in case you get side-tracked , ’ he added , tongue-in-cheek . |
| 26 | In case you get any ideas buster , that car behind is full of friends of mine . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ It 's just a back-up in case you get stuck . |
| 28 | Keep them and one of them in case you get another three or a six . |
| 29 | ‘ Rock'n'roll ’ , in case you had any doubts , is not Jay 's bag . |
| 30 | Happiness is achieved through virtue , and virtue ( from the same root as ‘ virility , ’ though they wo n't teach you Latin in case you find that out ) is acquired by the right knowledge of things . |