Example sentences of "in [noun sg] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In case it collapses onto me actually we should stand a little bit further away from the building . |
| 2 | As Sabra , a woman in her forties , told me ‘ If I go out I usually do have my Dupatta round me , but at work I ca n't wear it in case it gets caught up in the machines , so I just wear a scarf on my head when I leave the house — something is needed to save one 's Izzat ’ . |
| 3 | I never lend it out in case it gets lost . |
| 4 | ‘ I would rather carry the model I am working on , in case it gets injured , ’ he said reasonably . |
| 5 | Just in case it gets bumpy . ’ |
| 6 | Well I would n't in case it gets stuck in here in your mouth . |
| 7 | No not with all the children around darling , in case it gets spilt |
| 8 | We spoke to Johnny Winter recently and he said he has to be really careful about what he listens to before getting on stage , in case it influences him too much . |
| 9 | Well you could have stuck , you know , seven or eight years of age you could n't even do it then in case it hurt the kid 's mother or something like that , or whatever it was . |
| 10 | They say some chief constables are unwilling to enforce the law , in case it provokes a violent reaction from the travellers . |
| 11 | ‘ Caledonian Mining remains interested in Monktonhall , but Macleod is no longer prepared to talk to the board in case it provokes further misleading comments to the press , ’ the source said . |
| 12 | She stood , catching her breath , holding her head in case it fell off . |
| 13 | I packed the Scandinavian jersey I 'd worn at Woodbine into the suitcase just in case it jogged anyone 's memory , and got dressed in dark trousers , open-necked shirt and a short zipped navy jacket with lighter blue bands round waist and wrists . |
| 14 | Dot fingered her victory badge and tried not to listen in case it seemed like prying . |
| 15 | Unwilling to prolong the conversation in case it took an even more embarrassing turn , she said her goodbyes . |
| 16 | Reportedly stung by media criticism that he had appointed a mediocre Cabinet , Franco personally contacted PMDB leader Orestes Quércia , the former governor of the state of Sao Paulo who was known to be wary of involvement in the interim government in case it affected his chances in the 1994 presidential elections . |
| 17 | In case it had become corrupted in transmission , it was repeated . |
| 18 | I even retraced the route again in March , just in case it had been thrown into the undergrowth , but again , nothing . |
| 19 | Anyhow I gave them some antibiotic powder to put in its drinking water just in case it had a mild infection and they went away happy and said they would tell their friends . ’ |
| 20 | But no , I do not want to take the chance myself in case it turns out to be a family weakness . |
| 21 | All the things you ‘ ought ’ to take on holiday — just in case it turns chilly , rains , is too hot , or whatever else — have to be reduced by sheer practicality , when forced to it , of deciding what you can possibly do without and leave behind . |
| 22 | do n't want to be sort of too enthusiastic about the number of words , just in case it turns out that they ca n't . |
| 23 | Nobody would be wandering about with the sharpened shaft of a golf club , just in case it came in handy . |
| 24 | The unpredictability of being on duty , the anxiety arising out of being unsure whether anything substantial is going to happen and being in a constant state of readiness in case it does , is one of the stresses associated with duty periods and referral and investigative work generally . |
| 25 | Do you have a favourite guitar at home that you dare n't take out live in case it does n't stay the course ? |
| 26 | Lucker stands by with a lit cigarette , just in case it does n't work . |
| 27 | So , in case it does come back , my whole family are going to be tissue-typed . ’ |
| 28 | that , if you leave and that car comes and signals left , it means that you 've got to wait for it to go in , in case it does n't you know what I mean . |
| 29 | Just in case it does n't stop . |
| 30 | Quality Kraft Carpets Ltd decided that they would immediately enter the North American market , but did not want to commit too much money to the venture in case it failed . |