Example sentences of "[conj] it [vb past] [prep] [conj] it " in BNC.

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1	So that it looked as if it belonged to the house .
2	It was very quiet in the kitchen except for the clock in the corner that ticked so loudly that it sounded as if it would burst out of its case .
3	Why could a man 's voice in the night create an ache in a person so deep and so wide that it felt as if it could never be filled ?
4	I mean I 've put some Vicks on my chest last night and it felt as if it was burning !
5	Life in New Zealand was hard for the original settlers , but not quite as hard for Bruce and Jim 's generation , and it looked as if it might be a veritable paradise for the children 's .
6	The ashtray was empty , and it looked as if it had been washed .
7	By February 1969 , Hello , Dolly ! was ready for screening , but the Broadway production was still running and it looked as if it might be more than two years before the film could be shown .
8	Though the stone was large , the ornate gold band was small , and it fitted as if it had been made for her .
9	Previously she had worn it flat , practically plastered down on her head , until it looked as if it was almost painted on her scalp , like that of a wooden doll .
10	Folly 's face was too pink with the heat to blush any more , but it felt as if it was trying .
11	It was hardly likely the sun would be cracking the skies , but it looked as if it would soon be out .
12	The jaw tightened till it looked as if it had been carved from golden marble .
13	Another amusing incident to come out of ‘ Space Oddity ’ was when I got a phone call from David one day , who said he had to record an Italian version of the song because two kids in Italy had apparently done a cover version of it and as it looked as if it was going to do quite well , the Italian record company wanted a version by the original artist and said they would send someone along to teach Bowie phonetically how to sing the song .

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