Example sentences of "in [noun] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet both Rosie and Victoria had warned her against letting herself fall for him , in case she followed the same fate as his other nurses . |
| 2 | By now Artemis was quite helpless with laughter , and had to put her napkin to her face in case she made too much noise . |
| 3 | While he dressed , she cried , her face in her hands to stifle the sound in case she woke their children . |
| 4 | ‘ In case she 'd had an accident or something ? ’ suggested Dalziel sympathetically . |
| 5 | He kicked the door all the way back and then , when it bounced against the wall , went in and kicked the armchair around in case she 'd curled up and was hiding on that . |
| 6 | Then I ran the rest of the way just in case she 'd heard . |
| 7 | Penry rang each night , to remind her about the weekend , he said , in case she 'd forgotten . |
| 8 | And we went all round the bed and we went all round outside , we went all through the back smelt outside Jane 's door in case she 'd she were on fire could n't find nothing , sat down and read , he said it 's cos the telly 's on and I expect it 's damp and it 's you know |
| 9 | When she woke in the morning , she felt a profound reluctance to meet any of the family in case she got drawn into any more dramas . |
| 10 | Refusing to shut her eyes in case she succumbed again , Sarella fixed her gaze on a point over his shoulder on the scarlet wall opposite . |
| 11 | I had n't seen her since you went to America , and then about six months ago I was staying the week-end with the Coleworthys and I thought I had better drop in to see the old girl in case she heard I was in the neighbourhood and took offence " |
| 12 | Boys queued up to take Gloria out , but avoided Deirdre , in case she asked them to help her muck out while they were waiting for Gloria to get her false eyelashes in the right place . |
| 13 | A big slice of ham , or grilled bacon , or a few sausages , and they could put a few extra on Benny 's plate in case she felt the need of it . |
| 14 | There may be a case for replacing her with someone else later , having a series of nurses rather than a permanent one , in case she becomes overemotionally involved . |
| 15 | So I stay there just in case she wakes up . |
| 16 | I drift back indoors , in case she decides to go all the way and tip me over the edge while she 's at it . |
| 17 | Smiling foolishly , he puts the car into gear , and violently accelerates away , taking one last look at the girl , just in case she turns . |
| 18 | ‘ So she 's not covered up with bits of black in case she turns you on ? ’ |
| 19 | Limping slightly , she entered the lift , far more disturbed by the weight of Rune 's arm around her waist than the quickly diminishing pain in her ankle , but unwilling to dispense with the former in case she exacerbated the latter . |
| 20 | She sat very still , letting his words flow over her , not daring to comment in case she said something stupid and broke his mood . |
| 21 | I was afraid to ask in case she said I was n't to come any more . |
| 22 | Fran settled herself in the soft leather seat , not daring to glance at the two men in case she precipitated some sort of an adverse reaction . |
| 23 | ‘ Just get out , ’ she cried feebly , not knowing where to look and unable to reach for the bag in case she revealed more of her anatomy than she already had . |
| 24 | I watched as I spoke in case she passed out again . |
| 25 | One day it was decided we would take our dinner to eat in the nearby Botanical Gardens , and we staggered down there laden with dishes , plates etc. , Mary-Anne hiding under her coat from embarrassment in case she passed anyone she knew ! |
| 26 | She thought she would never dare touch anything in this house in case she left marks . |
| 27 | ‘ All right , ’ says Howard , smiling to himself , on the side of his face away from her , in case she opens her eyes , ‘ I made that bit up . |
| 28 | this year she chose a big one like I got for Arf last year , cos I ai n't got a double of that so I 'm going to have to tape it off , fill it up and then put it back on cos in case she opens mine . |
| 29 | An insider on the set said : ‘ You can bet there was a hefty accident bonus written into her contract — just in case she landed squarely on her assets and permanently damaged the goods . ’ |
| 30 | Joseph Poorgrass hid behind a tree in case she became violent . |