Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] something [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He cleared the board then sat back , waiting , feeling himself go very still , as if something strange — something wholly out of the ordinary — were about to happen . |
| 2 | She felt panicky , as if something precious deep within her was menaced by his closeness , and once again as shockingly unsure of herself as she had always been in his presence six years ago . |
| 3 | as if something vital had been within her grasp , and removed at the last minute … |
| 4 | He was found seated staring at the wall , as if something unmentionable was to be found there that they could not see . |
| 5 | Gazing straight ahead , only half-aware of a world outside the claustrophobic comfort of the car , of Massingham 's hands stroking the wheel , the almost soundless changing of the gears , the pattern of traffic lights , he deliberately let his mind slip free of the present and of all the conjecture about what lay ahead , and remembered , by an exercise of mental recall , as if something important depended on his getting it right , every moment of that last meeting with the dead man . |
| 6 | ‘ Damn , ’ he said , as if something urgent required his attention . |
| 7 | Then , as if something amusing has suddenly hit him , he smiles . |
| 8 | Li Yuan turned to look where he was pointing , as if something wonderful were there . |
| 9 | Now what the bloody hell would I have done something like that for unless something bad had happened ? |