Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [prep] if it had " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some energy from point Q is also detected by the sensor as if it had originated at P , due to scattering at S1 . |
| 2 | ‘ The reader interprets the text as if it had been written in his own language , culture and time … . |
| 3 | His foot went through the ice as if it had been paper . |
| 4 | Christians quote from the Bible as if it had divine authority . |
| 5 | It would seem that everything between them has been ruined — but no , they decide to treat the day as if it had never been ; and when he has gone Emily picks up her goose-quill pen and again writes ‘ Dear Edmund ’ . |
| 6 | In either case , a court which revokes the order following a breach will be empowered to sentence the offender as if it had just convicted him of the original offence . |
| 7 | It achieved this , he noted , by pretending to be injured , dragging itself along the ground as if it had a broken wing . |
| 8 | Susan felt the gesture as if it had barely lapsed — felt his hand on the nape of her neck , the gentle pull that turned her face up to his — and she cried out , almost as if she hoped to be heard . |
| 9 | The blow rattled the plane as if it had been a car bouncing through a pot-hole . |
| 10 | When it had finished , it hared off across the garden as if it had done something clever . |
| 11 | The Z88 's line editor may then be used to edit the line as if it had just been typed in . |
| 12 | The black cloud returned to the screen as if it had followed them . |
| 13 | Take Mr Hunter back down to Reception — ’ But the tip seemed to have produced as effective a deafness as if it had been crammed in the girl 's ears , and the door slammed shut behind her . |