| posp. |
in the ~ that + clause (in the ~ that they come - in the event of is followed by a noun or gerund, e.g. In the event of the earl's death, the title will lapse. ° In the event that, treated as a compound conjunction, is ungainly and avoided by good writers - The Oxford Guide to English Usage); in the ~ that + clause (in the ~ that they come - in the event of is followed by a noun or gerund, e.g. In the event of the earl's death, the title will lapse. ° In the event that, treated as a compound conjunction, is ungainly and avoided by good writers - The Oxford Guide to English Usage 8 1 Alexander Demidov) |
