Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Faced with conflicting advice from radio stations and the state authorities about whether to evacuate , many people just fled . |
| 2 | The air-gargoyles gently sucked and puffed the aromatic smoke into strange curlicues as if sketching the features of potential daemons which might lurk outside the hull . |
| 3 | Instead of picking them up , she moved behind the pedestal as if taking refuge . |
| 4 | It was only another hundred metres : there , just beyond the float full of oversized Capellans , dummies , their huge bald heads bobbing with grave benevolence as if conferring blessings on the excited crowd . |
| 5 | He grinned wickedly at Lucie as if to say , ‘ There now . |
| 6 | Gilbert turned to stare in Cardiff 's direction as if contemplating another mad dash for the reception doors and then remembered the thing that lay beyond them . |
| 7 | When he slept , he entwined his fingers in her necklace as if to hold her should she awaken . |
| 8 | ‘ You startled me , Mr Laidlaw , ’ he said breathlessly in English and clamped his hand over his heart as if to emphasize the point . |
| 9 | The realization came as a shock and she pressed her clenched fist to her heart as if to pacify it . |
| 10 | Harrison drew back his jaw as if riding the blow . |
| 11 | It bowed its ruined head to its chest as if to inspect the squealing assailant now hanging from its buckled shoulder with frantic claws . |
| 12 | Warmed by his body heat , her fingers spread out against his chest as if to absorb him . |
| 13 | The first time I asked he engaged his brain , the second time he wavered a bit as if understanding he should be doing something , though not what he should be doing , and the third time he translated it successfully . |
| 14 | Claudia said , glancing at the watchful man , who was leaning against the door-frame as if to prevent any thought of escape she might have . |
| 15 | But try telling that to the actor who reads : ‘ He delivers every line with a monotonous tenor bark as if addressing an audience of deaf eskimos . ’ |
| 16 | Now she smiled down faintly at the jungle below the crystal windows of the suite as if remembering home — though that day the really deadly jungle was within the city , not without . |
| 17 | George sighted along his stick as if taking aim . |
| 18 | Brenner banged his right hand on the head of his stick as if to knock some feeling back into it . |
| 19 | Joanna looked at Isabel as if hoping for enlightenment . |
| 20 | The decision about whether to continue with a pregnancy is the choice of the woman . |
| 21 | The fertility counsellor 's main role is to help clients explore the complex issues surrounding possible treatments ; the most important criteria is for patients and clients to be able to make an informed decision about whether to undergo treatment . |
| 22 | Meanwhile , Unix System Labs is probably going to have to make a business decision about whether to get Motif from the outside . |
| 23 | Meanwhile , Unix System Laboratories Inc is probably going to have to make a business decision about whether to buy in Motif from the outside . |
| 24 | Charles found he was watching much of the play as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 25 | Physic News told Mr Hayden to talk to the ghost as if to help him , but no response was ever forthcoming . |
| 26 | Things to Watch for When Making Changes |
| 27 | But Charlie gave her a pained look as if to say , You 've got to be joking , and Lucy tried to cover her tracks by pretending that , yes . |
| 28 | Shaking his head , he opened and closed the drawer several times as if to demonstrate its innocence . |
| 29 | Stuart bellowed his words as if answering a court-martial and failure to enunciate perfectly at top volume would earn him a few more years in the glasshouse . |
| 30 | Berowne gave him a rueful glance as if to say : ‘ See how even the lights conspire against me , ’ and walked briskly across . |