Example sentences of "case [pers pn] [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And just in case I may say things I 'll be sorry for , I 'd better not go on , except for one last word . |
| 2 | In this case I would think that , if the minister does not act in good faith , or if he acts on extraneous considerations which ought not to influence him , or if he plainly misdirects himself in fact or in law , it may well be that a court would interfere ; but when he honestly takes a view of the facts or the law which could reasonably be entertained , then his decision is not to be set aside simply because thereafter someone thinks that his view was wrong … |
| 3 | The last use is the basis of the major work in this field , the treatment by Laver ( 1968 , 1980 ) ; if one adopts this as the meaning of ‘ voice quality ’ it is preferable to use the term ‘ phonation type ’ ( see Catford , 1964 ) for ( ii ) , and in any case I would prefer to use ‘ personal speaker characteristics ’ for ( i ) . |
| 4 | In that case I would peak earlier and higher and then feel like hell for the rest of the day . |
| 5 | Erm in that case I would need to get accommodation over here or tran commute from |
| 6 | Either you have lost the letter or you did n't have it to lose in the first place , in which case the king never gave it to you , i which case he gave it to me , in which case I would have put it into my inside top pocket in which case ( Calmly producing the letter ) … it will be … here . |
| 7 | I knew that she did n't believe in him as I did because in that case I would have recognised her as I had recognised Mother Joseph , who inhabited a territory which I had visited . |
| 8 | And he told me that if that was the case I would have to find somebody else . ’ |
| 9 | In the event of death occurring in such a case I would accept that it could be an unnatural death . |
| 10 | In which case I would see that the sensible thing to do , which is what we have done , is to assume that the current vacancy rate stays the same as a percentage and that with a larger dwelling stock , results in some additional vacant dwellings . |
| 11 | For a city the nature of York it is vital , in my view , that public confidence in the greenbelt it 's got to endure for beyond thirty years , that is the case I would share the views to some extent of the York City in that , and which I I certainly read into ma'am , your , two of your questions , what happens beyond two thousand and six ? |
| 12 | I spend my life in supermarkets — buying food I 'll probably never eat , but buy just in case I might want to eat it . |
| 13 | In a more complex case I might sit in on a discussion within a committee but begin to consider that it is not moving in a direction that suits me . |
| 14 | Well I 'll check in case I might have picked it up with my school stuff , to be honest |
| 15 | Right , in that case I 'll do it , O K. |
| 16 | well look in that case I 'll do this afternoon okay ? |
| 17 | " In that case I 'll accompany you , " he said abruptly , and offered her his arm like the gentleman he wanted to be , so that the women and old men who sat at their doorways in West Street stared in amazement at the unprecedented sight of Harry Pascoe on an errand of mercy with his wife . |
| 18 | ‘ In that case I 'll go over to the Procura . |
| 19 | Indeed , one of the researchers ' most important tasks is to ascertain for my benefit what kind of conversation we 'll be likely to have — whether the guest talks nineteen to the dozen , in which case I 'll need to prepare lots of questions , or if they take ten minutes to say ‘ Good evening ’ — in which case I 'll start praying . |
| 20 | ‘ If that 's the case I 'll stay out longer than I 'd planned , and do you a favour ! ’ |
| 21 | Oh alright , in that case I 'll stay up ! |
| 22 | ‘ In that case I 'll keep it on . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Right , in that case I 'll see them now . ’ |
| 24 | In that case I 'll see you later . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ In that case I 'll see him now , then he 'll be able to go ashore . ’ |
| 26 | In which case I 'll live for bloody ever ! |
| 27 | ‘ In that case I 'll have one too , ’ Nick took a pack of Silk Cut from his pocket . |
| 28 | In that case I 'll have this corned beef one if that 's alright . |
| 29 | Right , well in that case I 'll get that to Mrs then in that on on her . |
| 30 | Indeed , one of the researchers ' most important tasks is to ascertain for my benefit what kind of conversation we 'll be likely to have — whether the guest talks nineteen to the dozen , in which case I 'll need to prepare lots of questions , or if they take ten minutes to say ‘ Good evening ’ — in which case I 'll start praying . |