Example sentences of "in [noun] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wharf walk had remained closed to the public in case the lab boys wanted a second bite at the cherry . |
| 2 | I 'm also loath to take off stitches instead in case the garment ends up too small . |
| 3 | Long before Doone came knocking on the door , Perkin could have decided , in case the girl 's body were ever found , to say he did n't remember her . |
| 4 | He went further to deal with the question as to whether or not the liquidators had public interest immunity in case the issue should become relevant later . |
| 5 | But just in case the bed failed to live up to his claims , Dr Graham wisely installed a more familiar sexual stimulus in the form of Emily Lyon , who took the form of Hygeia and danced naked for the clientele . |
| 6 | At the first opportunity Sarah went again to the Foundling Hospital , but she did n't approach by Guilford Street in case the porter came out of his lodge and recognized her . |
| 7 | An applicant seeking an interim injunction is normally required to give an undertaking to compensate the respondent for irreparable monetary loss suffered as a result of compliance with the injunction in case the respondent wins at the hearing and the injunction is not made permanent but is discharged . |
| 8 | I was last on , in case the fall went wrong . |
| 9 | A slight body shift by the defender is undoubtedly the best form of defence against a strong punch from a much bigger and heavier opponent , though the defender should always have a backup block ready , in case the attack is only diverted , not completely sent off course . |
| 10 | Qazi Muhammed Aslam was summoned and he read the marriage service in the sublime presence , fixing the bride 's mihr [ jointure fee in case the marriage were later dissolved ] at five lakhs of rupees . |
| 11 | She could not cope with lifts , and she could not go into the garden shed in case the door closed upon her . |
| 12 | I stopped wearing Tampax ( cotton wool pricks ) , and I stopped eating meat in case the chunk of sizzling corpse I was about to sit down to had come from a male animal . |
| 13 | ‘ Some , ’ Grant replied round the glass tube in his mouth , just in case the question was really intended for him . |
| 14 | In Por Tanssie , no one would have marched into a room uninvited in case the person inside was in a state of undress . |
| 15 | But now suppose we try to analyse : ( 5 ) I am the mother of Napoleon We can not assess the truth of this sentence without taking into account who the speaker is ; for ( 5 ) is true just in case the person uttering the sentence is indeed identical to the individual who is the mother of Napoleon , and false otherwise . |
| 16 | They do not want to disturb their child by commenting on how good he or she is in case the child starts to demand attention again . |
| 17 | Now I feel it is very hurtful when you have a boyfriend and when he finds out he does n't want to know in case the child calls him Daddy . |
| 18 | Her mother had made some scones and pies in her afternoon leisure and picked some flowers in case the child came back in need of cheering up , so they ate some supper and then went out to the headland . |
| 19 | In case the Minister thought of pulling rank , Brownlow added , ‘ Your wife 's in very great danger ; I 'm sure you realize that . |
| 20 | But before I leave this particular part of my criticism er perhaps er in case the minister er er does n't accept what I 'm saying I could quote er the words of the right honourable gentleman , the President of the Board of Trade er who writing before he was a President er in his book where there 's a will he said accountancy firms ought I believe , the debarred from doing any other work for a company for which they act as auditors and in a number of other countries there are laws which circumscribe auditors in this way and prevent to prevent any possible conflict of interest . |
| 21 | Just in case the music did n't work out . |
| 22 | The parents of the kids at the school where Mrs Rogers taught had her barred from the school , in case the hit squad came back for a second try . |
| 23 | Carefully Merrill took off her dress and shook it in case the earring was caught up somewhere in its folds . |
| 24 | 210 In all cases between landlord and tenant , as often as it shall happen that one half year 's rent shall be in arrear , and the landlord or lessor , to whom the same is due , hath right by law to re-enter for the non-payment thereof , such landlord or lessor shall and may , without any formal demand or re-entry , serve a writ in ejectment for the recovery of the demised premises , which service shall stand in the place and stead of a demand and re-entry ; and in case of judgment against the defendant for non-appearance , if it shall be made appear to the court where the said action is depending , by affidavit , or be proved upon the trial in case the defendant appears , that half a year 's rent was due before the said writ was served , and that no sufficient distress was to be found on the demised premises , countervailing the arrears then due , and that the lessor had power to re-enter , then and in every such case the lessor shall recover judgment and execution , in the same manner as if the rent in arrear had been legally demanded , and a re-entry made ; and in case the lessee or his assignee , or other person claiming or deriving under the said lease , shall permit and suffer judgment to be had and recovered on such trial in ejectment , and execution to be executed thereon , without paying the rent and arrears , together with full costs , and without proceeding for relief in equity within six months after such execution executed , then and in such case the said lessee , his assignee , and all other persons claiming and deriving under the said lease , shall be barred and foreclosed from all relief or remedy in law or equity , other than by bringing error for reversal of such judgment , in case the same shall be erroneous , and the said landlord or lessor shall from thenceforth hold the said demised premises discharged from such lease ; provided that nothing herein contained shall extend to bar the right of any mortgagee of such lease , or any part thereof , who shall not be in possession , so as such mortgagee shall and do , within six months after such judgment obtained and execution executed pay all rent in arrear , and all costs and damages sustained by such lessor or person entitled to the remainder or reversion as aforesaid , and perform all the covenants and agreements which , on the part and behalf of the first lessee , are and ought to be performed . |
| 25 | After this narration , delivered at a slow pace , there was just the slightest pause in case the denouement , instead of being reached , was still to come . |
| 26 | my all to Clairol Just in case the gentleman |
| 27 | The earliest horseless carriages were regarded as socially dangerous and the first legislation to control them required that each should be accompanied by three persons — a driver , a passenger in case the driver was taken ill , and a third person walking in front carrying a red flag . |
| 28 | And she 's already worried in case the polyp turns out to be something worse . ’ |
| 29 | On the way , Endill listened hard in case the Headmaster was wandering about . |
| 30 | The bureau must be available in case the scheme broke down . |