Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [verb] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rainbow , looking towards my mirror as if hoping for some kind of guidance , is pulled backwards through the kitchen door . |
| 2 | He stared down at her for a few seconds , almost as if searching for some clue hidden in her expression . |
| 3 | The group sat quite still as if bound by some secret . |
| 4 | Sometimes , when I made a move towards the cottage door , as if to leave on some errand , he called me back . |
| 5 | When the man saw this , he began to walk more quickly , then to run , as if triggered by some vulnerability in Nicola that he had n't found before . |
| 6 | Two thoroughbred stallions panted heavily as if driven at some pace . |
| 7 | It was a strong baby , bedraggled and bloody , as if pulled from some ruin . |
| 8 | Ever since the Portuguese annexed Goa in 1510 , the Europeans have had their eyes on or have in some ways dominated Asia and the Pacific ; Western ideas have triumphed here as everywhere else in the world . |
| 9 | It has been observed in education in general that students respond to and learn from some techniques more than others . |