Example sentences of "in [noun sg] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Americans successfully resisted a push towards cluster housing and common open space when those ideas were in vogue 20 years ago . |
| 2 | Dolphins are very much in vogue these days . |
| 3 | Often sand and gravel , but in Champagne alluvial deposits may also include chalky pebbles and concentrations of chalk debris cemented into convex banks several metres thick , and younger alluvial soils may contain chalk clay . |
| 4 | Is not it a strong strategic interest of the United Kingdom to maintain an effective and comprehensive defence industrial base , in case international circumstances change ? |
| 5 | The reason I ask these things is that we will have to look ahead in case certain difficulties present themselves . ’ |
| 6 | Erm , I think Chair , it , there is a need obviously for all committees to be realistic , and erm , that certainly is our intention within those , but I would say again , it leads me to believe that you should keep a reasonable er , committee contingency in case certain difficulties present themselves in terms of those additional er , pressures and requirements . |
| 7 | I prefer low-wattage heater/stats , especially in a cold environment , in case one packs up . |
| 8 | The RUC urged the public to be on the alert in case other bombs got through the sorting system . |
| 9 | But in case other soaps feel dull in comparison we suggest they do some rapid recruiting . |
| 10 | Even though workers are prepared to accept a general reduction in the level of real wages , they are unwilling to take the first step of accepting money wage cuts in case other workers with whom they regard themselves as comparable fail to follow suit . |
| 11 | Before the rabbit is taken out of the net , another net should be set over the hole in case other rabbits bolt . |
| 12 | In case such arguments failed , the king also reminded the commons frequently that the war had been undertaken with their consent and that this consent had from time to time been renewed , as Sir William Thorp pointed out in the parliament of 1348 . |
| 13 | But in ( 5 ) there is no " and then " sense ; and here seems to mean just what the standard truth table for & would have it mean — namely that the whole is true just in case both conjuncts are true ; hence the reversal of the conjuncts in ( 7 ) does not affect the conceptual import at all . |
| 14 | There were days when the leaders of the band refused to let them light any kind of fire in case German patrols found them and yet they somehow still had to produce food that the men could eat . |
| 15 | The text is enclosed here for information , in case local organisations are approached about it . |
| 16 | Now , one man was examining the steel tubes and struts of the scaffolding , dusting the surfaces with aluminium powder and squinting at the result through a lens ; another was on his knees scrutinising the staging planks in case some fibres from the killer 's clothing had become caught in the rough grain of the wood . |
| 17 | We combined current users and those who had stopped within 12 months for analysis in case some women had been directed to stop the pill before elective surgery . |
| 18 | ‘ Ari , ’ she said , not wanting to add her surname in case these colleagues of Roirbak 's had heard of Ewan . |
| 19 | Police were put on alert in case larger groups of demonstrators joined in . |
| 20 | He had been anxious in case white hairs got on the suit , which must mean that , wherever he decided to go , he would go somewhere . |
| 21 | Shit I 'm afraid in case those mattresses rip . |
| 22 | ‘ Could n't you stay with me for a few days in case those men come back . ’ |
| 23 | My lord offered him a place here in case those men cause any more trouble , but he refused . ’ |
| 24 | In case unearthly visitors miss the spot , 73-year-old Wesley Nunley has had ‘ UFO Landing Base 1 ’ printed in 2ft high red letters across the 100ft-wide concrete base . |
| 25 | The under sheriff must hold on to the balance for 14 days in case any steps should be taken to make the defendant bankrupt , in which case he would have to pay the money he has recovered to the receiver . |
| 26 | And just in case any men out there still need to be convinced that cleanliness is next to Robert Redfordness , how about the tale of a friend of mine who was desperate to impress a woman he had been pursuing for weeks . |
| 27 | but I just er , I do n't see any point in cooking three meals a day and washing dishes three or four time I do n't find it satisfying , not that this is extremely fulfilling but |
| 28 | Jackson Chatterton had appeared in canary yellow pyjamas at the far end of the stateroom . |
| 29 | Well while we were all delighted about the tremendous increase in income two years ago we were also a little concerned about how we should hold on to it , but we have . |
| 30 | Families have become involved in income generating schemes and children have better access to education and in all these areas the villagers , particularly women , work closely with staff to play an active part in the development of their own community and the securing of their children 's future . |