Example sentences of "in [noun sg] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the arm spines are cleaned in bleach the smaller ones are seen to be thin and only slightly rugose with the area of attachment reinforced while the larger spine has an almost smooth shaft with a multipointed head . |
| 2 | A vineyard needs at least 400–500 millimetres of water per year : in Champagne the vines receive an annual average of 662 millimetres of rain over 176 days . |
| 3 | In Champagne the Pinot Noir is the variety least affected by powdery mildew . |
| 4 | Room must be left on the upwind side in case there is a cable break or premature release , and on the down wind side in case the wing touches and causes a swing that way . |
| 5 | Just in case the specification might considered inferior at this price , it includes as standard an eight day , three train movement with triple chimes , ( St Michael , Westminster and Whittington ) all on a peal of perfectly-tuned bells . |
| 6 | Three halls have been hired , just in case the split which nearly everyone expects occurs . |
| 7 | We had a good field of fire all round in case the enemy came out of the sunken road or over the hedge . |
| 8 | So we would have had to leave anyway , in case the cops started taking too close an interest in it . |
| 9 | Just in case the music did n't work out . |
| 10 | We were watching in case the Tans would try to infiltrate the lakes at night . |
| 11 | A few supermarkets and food shops were open , most with long queues of customers waiting in the intense heat , hoping to stock up on food and other necessities in case the paralysis of the city 's life continues . |
| 12 | And then the Greens ' past caught up with them — or , more accurately , was put on display by the government parties — and the Social Democrats retreated rapidly in case the electorate took fright at the thought of a pact with such a dubious , anarchic bunch . |
| 13 | ‘ Yes , we were , although it was a Cambridge officer who broke the news because I did n't want any delay in case the Press got it . |
| 14 | He would n't eat in the hotel just yet in case the locals were feeling generous . |
| 15 | I had , in fact , noticed this and had reported it , asking that the board should be moved at once in case the impression was given that the house was about to be demolished . |
| 16 | If you have greenhouse or coldframe , a wise insurance policy it to root cuttings of susceptible species in July and over-winter these under glass just in case the parents do n't make it through a bad winter . |
| 17 | ( It is also preferable to rug them in cold or wet weather , but they need to be under daily supervision in case the rug slips . ) |
| 18 | We expected sabotage from the Labour extremists and hired two 100,000 watt generators in case the electrical sub-station was cut off . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Officials at Number 10 are planning for all contingencies , as usual , and have put a removal van on standby in case the couple have to move out next weekend . |
| 21 | On the way , Endill listened hard in case the Headmaster was wandering about . |
| 22 | You mean in case the bogeyman gets me ? ’ she teased . |
| 23 | He finally torpedoed his chances , already slender , by demanding that the French government underwrite his candidacy to the tune of 12,000,000 francs , in case the Spanish wearied of him as King . |
| 24 | The only job vacancies in Angleside are for interviewers in the Social Security office , where the furniture is screwed to the floor in case the clients should try to assault the interviewers with it . |
| 25 | They decided to unpack it anyway in case the wind dropped . |
| 26 | Looking nervously over his shoulder in case the priest should hear , he scratched his head and rolled his eyes , all the time muttering that terrible word . |
| 27 | Because , for reasons mentioned earlier , the itching may persist for some time , an just in case the first application was not exhaustive , it is quite common to advise a second treatment one week after the first . |
| 28 | When addresses are required , these are needed only in case the clinic discovers an important infection a day or so after the patient has left and needs to get in touch in a hurry . |
| 29 | ‘ In case the Ministry has bugged the office . |
| 30 | It may also be useful in case the patient becomes unexpectedly tired , and needs to sit down for a moment . |