Example sentences of "[prep] if [pers pn] be give " in BNC.
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| 1 | In particular , I do not claim that the text " " presents " " these units " , in practice he picks out intonational units from the text as if they were given ( albeit he sometimes admits to ambiguities of prosodic structure ) . |
| 2 | She hated the way boys looked at you , as if they were giving marks at a cattle show . |
| 3 | It was as if she were giving me some hyacinth bulbs and saying December was a bit late to plant them . |
| 4 | All this came from Lucy in a rush , as if she was giving the background to someone else 's story . |
| 5 | Honestly , it sounded to me as if he was giving them all some kind of ultimatum . ’ |
| 6 | It 's as if he were giving a performance of some character he 's dreamed up , and his pale eyes wander in search of effect even in his apparently wildest moments . ‘ |
| 7 | His lips even moved a little , as if he were giving himself a consultation . |
| 8 | He spoke as if he were giving elocution lessons in the Irish accent . |
| 9 | Very deliberately , and as if it were giving him great pain , the German who had said little began to speak . |