Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [prep] if [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She raked her damp hair from her brow as if it would help , but it did n't ; she just could n't think . |
| 2 | Miss Phoebe gave her head a slight shake , holding on to the arms of her chair as if it would save her from drowning . |
| 3 | Emma did n't answer , but she put her hand up and pulled her scarf tightly around her throat as if it would stop the throbbing that was coming up from between her ribs and aiming to choke her . |
| 4 | He was regarding her questioningly , searching her face as if it could tell him something . |
| 5 | Arthur was used to people talking about him in his presence as if he could n't hear . |
| 6 | He sniffed his whisky as if someone might have doctored it , then took a gulp . |
| 7 | There was no danger : the crowd would have blown his car across if it could have . |
| 8 | There was no gloss in his eye as if he could n't care less . |
| 9 | He shook his head as if he could n't believe what he had heard . |
| 10 | He shrugged and shook his head as if he could n't care less who it was . |
| 11 | Harry looked into his glass as if he could see for miles and Charles nudged him back on to the subject . |
| 12 | Do n't gallop through your speech as if you ca n't wait to finish it and get away . |
| 13 | Put your bag in if it 'll go in as well while you 're at it . |