Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But the eastern Europeans have tried to put the past four decades behind them as if they had never existed . |
| 32 | Old Joseph was glad he kept the Christmas cards from his son and daughter in 1987 , for every year since then he has taken them out and displayed them as if they had come in with the post . |
| 33 | He looked slightly past them as if they had already been and gone . |
| 34 | A very new officer ( judged by the colour of his drill shorts , which had a yellow rookie look about them as if they had come straight out of Millett 's window ) appeared in his drill which was never meant for him ; it was meant for a much larger person . |
| 35 | There is a frisson between them as if they have discovered a game of role-playing which both find sexually stimulating . |
| 36 | At Puente Ruinas she lost her glasses and we all searched for them as if she had been our lifelong friend . |
| 37 | What do I need them for when I 've got my little Angel Gabriel , eh ? ’ |
| 38 | However , the Conservative Government , at the time of writing , are trying in the most unsubtle ways to destroy the rail network in Scotland , a crime that generations to come will curse them for if they succeed . |
| 39 | From the age of about three , at bedtime story-time , Shanti would often ask , ‘ Tell me about when you fetched me from London . ’ |
| 40 | Could you tell me about when he became a Bevan boy ? |
| 41 | It did n't get any better and somebody told me about and I took her down there , oh Mrs she 's picked up mange , I said mange , I know she said you feel just like when your child 's got nits in their hair |
| 42 | She snatched her hand away from his as if she feared he might contaminate her and stalked ahead of him , not trusting herself to speak until they were inside her apartment . |
| 43 | When he went to look at Anna before going to school her eyes were once more as blue as the sky , and she curled her fingers round his as if she did n't want to let him go . |
| 44 | For a time the eagles were speechless with surprise at what had happened and could only stare through the Cages to Woil who had now taken stance again on the branch where he had originally been and was grooming himself as if nothing had happened . |
| 45 | This was another characteristic that he had : he often talked about himself as if he had custody of someone who needed a lot of upbringing . |
| 46 | Beside her , Alan Markby was grinning to himself as if he knew what she was thinking . |
| 47 | He repeats it to himself as if he has trouble lodging it in his mind . |
| 48 | Well , he was back into the gear and started dealing , so there was always plenty around and I got back into it as well . |
| 49 | Oh no , nothing like that she said . |
| 50 | I think you 'll find that Mr Byrne is now in fact playing in America , ca n't remember who for but I did go to his leaving party over the summer . |
| 51 | But they do n't tell you how to prepare you for when they die . |
| 52 | ‘ It was at that place I told you about that I knew him , ’ he said to Lili . |
| 53 | I 'll just tell you about if you have it splitting . |
| 54 | and you know that shop I told you about when I seen that ? |
| 55 | oh yeah funny , tell you about when he went to court |
| 56 | He says the worst is when you say good evening , sir , and they walk past you as if they do n't exist . |
| 57 | And remember , any document you sign abroad is as legally binding for you as if you signed it at home . |
| 58 | People look at you as if you 'd said you had plague . |
| 59 | And the little old girl he says , you got ta bear in mind , he said she 's only nine he said so she ca n't do none of that she come up and she could get her leg up , she went like this ! |
| 60 | Turning back he said : ‘ What was she like when you knew her ? ’ |