Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [prep] [conj] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cutting , too , has meaning : fast , significant , hinting , pausing for an instant on an idea then darting away as if to shrink from a risky suggestion . |
| 2 | She had n't moved from the cockpit sole , but crouched there looking aft as if mesmerised by the towering storm front . |
| 3 | As his hand closed on the rubber border , the man appeared to steady , staring fixedly as if fascinated by the spectacle . |
| 4 | standing stiffly as if boxed by shadow : |
| 5 | McKillop seemed to be thinking hard as if struggling with some mathematical conundrum . |