Example sentences of "if [adv] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He realized that he was short on programme , but thought that his reputation as a moderate statesman , calmly if slowly steering the country in the right direction , would overcome that . |
| 2 | This time the little lady stood up , if thereby adding only some seven or eight inches in stature to her seated posture . |
| 3 | He broke off in mid-sentence , as if suddenly realising who he was talking to , and abruptly left her for Mary Deare . |
| 4 | as if suddenly remembering where he was and why he had come , he resumed . |
| 5 | Then he frowned , as if suddenly making the connection . |
| 6 | Lancaster grunted , as if suddenly waking from a reverie . |
| 7 | ‘ Go home with Lucy and get some rest , and do n't worry your pretty head about the business , ’ her father added with a slightly guilty air , as if suddenly recalling her convalescent status . |
| 8 | Since I have never regarded the matter as having much bearing on religious affairs then this omission on my part is logical , if somewhat lacking in curiosity . |
| 9 | All lively stuff , like day one , if somewhat lacking in bottom . |
| 10 | I was n't so overwhelmed , though , that I forgot to raise a finger to one of the jewels in my headband , as if idly adjusting the band itself . |
| 11 | Arrau Philips is indomitable , searching , eloquent , if perhaps lacking something in sheer abandonment . |
| 12 | They were both gazing out of the window like homesick boys , as if desperately wishing to be elsewhere . |
| 13 | as if already suffering from an excess of emotion , he left . |
| 14 | Why did you lend him all that money ? ’ she demanded fiercely , as if somehow trying to put the blame on to him . |
| 15 | ‘ Maybe we should go to one of the hotels for tea or icecream ? ’ he asked fretfully , as if somehow sensing her withdrawal . |
| 16 | Then , feeling oddly guilty , as if just thinking about another man was betraying Paul , she pushed the romantic picture away . |
| 17 | Yet Rachaela saw the brief daylight ebb with a slight amusement , waiting for Ruth to appear punctually , as if just coming home from school . |
| 18 | And if just blowing up the tyres means you have a tiny bit more thre er tread on the road and it is a tiny bit . |
| 19 | The mob volunteers , if forth coming , would I 'm sure enjoy the chase . |
| 20 | He 'll want the facts right if ever qualifying for some later inclusion in ‘ Champions of the Ring , ’ the life stories of the heavyweight kings that 's out this month . |
| 21 | He started the engine at once and pulled impatiently out from the kerb , as if still trying to shake off that introspective question of his . |
| 22 | If still moving away , turn another 5° ( or less ) . |
| 23 | When he had finished , she said nothing for more than a minute , but continued to stare at him , as if still seeking the assurance she had hoped his account would supply . |
| 24 | Tackled player must promptly pass ball , even if still standing . |
| 25 | Eochaid was watching Thorfinn , as if hardly noting what was being said . |
| 26 | If further bleeding occurs a year or more after your periods have stopped , you should always consult your doctor . |
| 27 | If further bleeding occurs a year or more after your periods have stopped , you should always consult your doctor . |
| 28 | Meanwhile the ethereal life of Ranveer , Bubbles and Socks , an unworldly trio who react in a childlike way to every sling and arrow as if permanently looking for Nanny , starts to unravel when a new administrator takes over the game park with thinly veiled hostility towards his country 's nobility . |
| 29 | He gazed round the sitting room at the long wall of books , the crackling wood fire , the oil of the Victorian prelate above the mantelshelf as if deliberately impressing each item on his mind , then sank into his chair and stretched out his long legs with a small grunt of satisfaction . |
| 30 | He rolls up a dollar bill , and stares at it as if deliberately recalling something . |