Example sentences of "case [pron] was [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in her case I was able to leave her in here much longer . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , it was n't the case I was worried about . |
| 3 | However , in Stan and Ollie 's case I was reluctant to suggest that Stan be castrated immediately because Ollie was still maturing . |
| 4 | Many Bank Assistant members who saw the Association 's Submission to the Labour Court commented that it contained a case which was irresistible . |
| 5 | The case itself was concerned with the substitution of money but was applied generally to other instances of dishonest conduct . |
| 6 | The next door seemed to be a likely one , it was not quite closed , so she gently pushed it open — gently , just in case she was wrong , and it was a bedroom . |
| 7 | He had reassuring news for his daughter , in case she was worried about ever becoming Queen after separating from husband Charles . |
| 8 | Workwise , the day was already a write-off and in any case she was eager to know what the girl had to say . |
| 9 | Italy and the USA constitute rogue cases in the sense that in the former case there was political interest in change , while in the latter case there was an extraordinary mass interest in psychiatry . |
| 10 | Watsonians ' pack — where Murray Rudkin won important two-handed ball stationed at two , especially at defensive lineouts — faded a bit in the second-half , though in Scott Aitken 's case there was legitimate excuse . |
| 11 | In this case there was widespread support and sympathy from the overtaxed gentry and clergy . |
| 12 | Just in case there was any doubt about it , she decided the woman needed flowers every day , and she would be the one to send them . |
| 13 | We asked to have the radio back in case there was any news from his family . |
| 14 | You know in case there was any inspector or anybody but er I do n't remember anybody ever coming . |
| 15 | ‘ Colonel Maitland , ’ added her father , in case there was any doubt in her mind as to his identity . |
| 16 | Well we had to keep somebody on watch in case there was any damage , say the ship was up the river and a chain broke or they hit you , so you had to put your navigation lights up and to put navigation lights up we had hurricane lamps , we had a red and a white one , they should have been six foot apart , they never were they was about three foot . |
| 17 | In one case there was some tension between a client 's spouse and the support worker because , according to the development officer , ‘ she was trying to take over ’ . |
| 18 | Nourse J ( as he then was ) took the view that the decision itself had to provide evidence of error , without assistance from cross-examination , and that in this case there was sufficient evidence . |
| 19 | Yet he still postponed a quick flight out of here , just in case he was involved in a sudden death play-off . |
| 20 | The producer sent him the script , in case he was curious , but assured him there was no question of him appearing on stage in the role . |
| 21 | However , the facts of this case do illustrate the injustice which could arise if Miss Marshall is correct in the admirable submissions which she has advanced on behalf of the landlord , to the effect that in this case he was entitled to resort to self-help . |
| 22 | ‘ We rely on help from the public — and in this case it was essential . |
| 23 | The actual form of organisation adopted was by no means standardised but in each case it was subject to direct political control [ Chester , 1975 ] . |
| 24 | In any case it was dark well before ten . ’ |
| 25 | A man might be fined , in which case it was usual for him to be ordered to make payment to the person or persons who had suffered as a result of his crime . |
| 26 | In this case it was fortunate he did not break his neck . |
| 27 | I did n't repeat this in case it was untrue but heard about 9am that it was true and had been broadcast . |
| 28 | They were in a wine bar not far from the studios , and every time the door opened Preston looked up nervously in case it was one of their colleagues , or the Corsican with a sawn-off shotgun . |
| 29 | In my case it was all worthwhile , but then Dawn is not merely a pet ; she is a wild creature and always will be . |
| 30 | We found that in each case it was necessary to think of three dimensions . |