Example sentences of "in [noun sg] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't want to give any details just in case it gives other landlords ideas . |
| 2 | Do you want to check into a hostel just in case it rains or would you rather have another night in the park ? ’ |
| 3 | 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 ’ . |
| 4 | I stand up and brush my coat down just in case it got dirty with me sitting on the ground . |
| 5 | These events hamper the breakdown and issue of fresh and combat rations to the Force , and the Bath Unit is prepared in case it is necessary to deal with decontamination . |
| 6 | He smiled back at her , shaking his head , pleased but wary , in case it might be premature . |
| 7 | In case it has been forgotten , the real purpose of England 's visit to Italy is to attempt to raise the watershed of previous English achievements in World Cups played abroad beyond the quarter-finals . |
| 8 | Just in case it was anything venereal — though he did n't see what opportunities a woman of her age could have had for picking it up — he made sure that there was a larger gap than usual between them in bed . |
| 9 | He would never ask her why she was pulling faces , in case it encouraged her to pull worse ones . |
| 10 | Dot fingered her victory badge and tried not to listen in case it seemed like prying . |
| 11 | I did not switch on the light in case it should dazzle her . |
| 12 | She had been going to set it loose in case it got too tame to fend for itself . |
| 13 | ‘ In case it comes in handy , you know , like you save bits of string and wrapping paper . ’ |
| 14 | On the rare occasions when he went with Buddie to the house in Lansdowne Place , he must always say he was not hungry and refuse any food she offered him , just in case it was poisoned . |
| 15 | And just in case it is suggested that I 'm saying the end justifies the means , let me confirm that I 'm not . |
| 16 | She wrote back to him careful little letters to which no one could object , fearing to display too much emotion in case it called attention to the boy 's over-regard for her but she managed all the same to make her affection felt , telling him : — Pilade looks for you everywhere and will not believe I have not hidden you in a box . |
| 17 | She stood , catching her breath , holding her head in case it fell off . |
| 18 | But I did n't show it to her till the last night in case it did n't go down well . |
| 19 | That is saying something and , indeed , there are those closer to him who suggest that he really believes he has got the ball ‘ on a piece of string ’ at the moment , but hardly dares to say so in case it tempts fate . |
| 20 | Presumably , Lloyds Bank , which Midland spurned in favour of Hongkong , is not prepared to buy in case it fails to win the bid : it still holds a stake in Standard Chartered from a similar unsuccessful venture . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | This was particularly important because the Americans wanted as few people as possible working in the tunnel in case it was suddenly discovered . |
| 23 | In case it had become corrupted in transmission , it was repeated . |
| 24 | Mr Smith — a pessimist — starts to worry in case it rains , the car breaks down , they are plagued by insects or one of the children gets lost . |
| 25 | I and others hesitate even to mention that a particular species is rare in case it causes a demand to develop , even among our colleagues . |
| 26 | Below these entrances were folding steps , in case it should be necessary to enter or leave the train from track level . |
| 27 | In case it has n't been said before , I shall say it now : a Bentley is one of the least demanding cars to drive . |
| 28 | It was time to sign off before familiarity bred contempt , and just in case it already had I decided to hurt her . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , anyhow , ’ she went on , as she fumbled for the matches and lit the gas lights , ‘ we 'll have Christmas together in peace , and — and in case it 's the last we have for some time , we 'll make it as nice as possible . |
| 30 | But no , I do not want to take the chance myself in case it turns out to be a family weakness . |