Example sentences of "in [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We wanted a certain type and Betty White , our casting director , said there was this young man in revue we ought to have a look at . ’ |
| 2 | His passage through darkness , marked by the ‘ woman in black ’ , burdened women , the bent heads of sorrowing men , convulsed roots and empty chairs , leads from death to the growth that one frosty crisis after another nips in the bud — in fact to the Baby in Cradle he had pictured while in The Hague and been unable to keep faith with . |
| 3 | Although they were in vogue she could not abide them : ‘ What beats me is when an unsentimental artist like Modigliani says : ‘ Oui , très joli ’ about them . |
| 4 | During their stay in Woodstock they came to tea with us in our flat in the Banbury Road . |
| 5 | In barracks he was where Sims could find him and while he did n't expect much from Sunday dinner in a near-deserted mess , just being back with the Army was sauce enough for the moment . |
| 6 | ‘ If I wanted to wade around in shit I 'd go for a walk down a sewer . |
| 7 | Pilots should also be briefed about the dangers of raising the undercarriage , closing the canopy window or fiddling with anything in the cockpit in case they are momentarily distracted or jerk the stick unintentionally during the initial climb out . |
| 8 | Turn them on their side and try not to leave them unattended in case they inhale vomit |
| 9 | The way ‘ civilisations ’ had to make their mark , just in case they might disappear without trace . |
| 10 | Railways were unlikely to threaten that target but , just in case they harboured any ambitions to get close , Fraser removed three of their first four batsmen for 10 runs in the space of 22 deliveries . |
| 11 | In the past , many researchers have tended to underplay the problems that arose in the process of research in case they affected the evaluation of their results , although there have been a few ex post disclosures in books intended to show social research as often a messy enterprise ( Bell and Newby 1977 ; Bell and Roberts 1984 ) . |
| 12 | Someone 's left a cup and saucer on the table , and when someone comes round , I pretend I 'm drinking just in case they ask what I 'm doing . |
| 13 | Philip looked away in case they saw him . |
| 14 | Dot avoided the danger of the swivelling eyes in case they had the same compelling powers . |
| 15 | Old people in particular often ensure each night before they go to bed that their house is tidy and their last instructions are by their bed in case they should die in the night and someone will have to find them in the morning . |
| 16 | This has the physical consequence of relatives and friends not being able to leave the dying person 's side , in case they ‘ miss it ’ . |
| 17 | This can actually produce those distressing occasions when , for example , a husband and wife are sitting there looking at each other , the dying one trying very hard to get on and die because they understand everyone is waiting for them to do so , and the survivor trapped with their feelings of guilt about wishing their relative would die , whilst at the same time not being able to leave the person 's side in case they miss the moment . |
| 18 | I worry all the time in case they tell Mum . |
| 19 | Sometimes I 'm really embarrassed about eating in front of people , in case they think I 'm greedy or fat . |
| 20 | People can not openly speak their minds or be quite at ease , in case they are being spied on — not by the KGB or the government , but by ‘ patriot ’ or ‘ loyalist ’ terrorists . |
| 21 | Mike McClennan , the St Helens coach , conceded Wigan looked title certainties , but he added : ‘ We must keep on winning in case they slip . ’ |
| 22 | I said , ‘ I think you should know how to cook a few things , in case they ask you to feed the children , ’ but she seemed to think that knowing how to make a Marmite sandwich would be enough . |
| 23 | Dams will not be built , and roads will not be laid in case they wipe out a rare plant species that could yield a new organic hair conditioner for Westerners to enjoy . |
| 24 | A large section of the report is devoted to explaining how Blake 's mail , visits and his Arabic correspondence course were all carefully vetted by MI5 in case they contained coded messages from the Russians . |
| 25 | Let ministers of local churches have copies as a good exercise in public relations and also just in case they have new members of their flock inquiring about schools in the area . |
| 26 | They are not allowed out of this dark passage , in case they fall overboard . |
| 27 | Kneeling can also be used to help the patient get up from the floor ; most patients are taught to do this once they can walk , in case they have a fall . |
| 28 | Without naming names , there are some bands I work with and if they are doing an interview , I will have to be there in case they do n't turn up and I end up making loads of phone calls . |
| 29 | ‘ Better keep that one away from the others ’ — he nodded towards Jazz 's spotted beast — ‘ in case they all catch it . ’ |
| 30 | Keep the rest of the answers in reserve in case they are needed . |