Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] if [pron] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Major looks set to soldier on as if nothing has happened , trusting that the improvement in the economy will restore his own , and his party 's , sagging popularity . |
| 2 | You just carry on as if nothing 's happened . |
| 3 | ‘ You ca n't make love to me like that and then expect me to carry on as if nothing 's happened . |
| 4 | I , I need it to help me to get to Hanley or something like that and , and he does this all the time , and I look at him and I think well you know fancy being like that , surely we 're in a welfare state , there 's no need for that , I do n't know what his circumstances are , he may be homeless , I do n't know where he comes from and he just appears there and he carries on as if he loves the job , and that 's only in this country , but if you go abroad , many of you have been abroad have n't you ? |
| 5 | We shall carry on as if it has not happened . |
| 6 | ‘ Damn fog ; it 's rolling in as if it means to isolate us beneath a blanket . ’ |
| 7 | Ludo grins and bobs up and down as if he has just unwrapped a toy train set . |
| 8 | And er I told them that er I was n't p p p prepared er because they was there during the day as well , it did n't used to across to catch the school bus , and be half a dozen or so come back next door , and stop there till about twenty past three then go back , come back over as if he 's got out the bus . |
| 9 | It is that by studying the OS maps of Britain for long enough , one will inevitably discover some surprising , but nevertheless still chance , alignments — just as if one plays patience for long enough one will inevitably win . |
| 10 | But all I can say is we people who see us I mean it 's not as if everybody has to have favours with their wedding , it 's still a fairly new thing . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's not as if she 's ever been any different , ’ she said . |
| 12 | It 's not , it 's not as if he 's got a |
| 13 | One Mr Clarke can not duck away from if he wants to avoid a second Winter of Discontent .. |
| 14 | He takes his hand off as if nothing has happened , waits for my answer and drives into the night on my bidding . |
| 15 | The Arguments continue along much the same agile lines with singer Juliette bounding around as if she 's been plugged into the national grid . |
| 16 | The Arguments continue along much the same agile lines with singer Juliette bounding around as if she 's been plugged into the national grid . |
| 17 | How I was brought up , but a no one 's ever called me pompous I mean , the way walks around as if he owns the place , I think it 's really funny ! |
| 18 | And there 's no need to colour up like that , it is n't as if it matters . " |
| 19 | It is almost as if someone has allowed subsidiarity in through the back door of the Town Hall , but not announced its arrival to anyone . |
| 20 | The father , on the other hand , was unsure of the power of Jesus , and it is almost as if he says , ‘ I know you would if you could , but you probably ca n't . ’ |
| 21 | It 's almost as if he paces in the corner of the office waiting to get his hands on me — and he gets jealous when I 'm writing about someone else . ’ |
| 22 | It is almost as if he feels he need only ask the lady in question to join him and she will have no hesitations about accepting his offer . |
| 23 | It is almost as if he has acquired something of John 's own tempestuous wrath , John 's own dire , apocalyptic menace , John 's own threatening ultimata . |
| 24 | It 's almost as if he has no point of comparison . |
| 25 | It 's almost as if he knows where he 's going , Bernice thought . |
| 26 | This little ginger one of ours , he 's , he 's a terrier , me uncle looked after a Staff a Staff Bull Terrier and er his name 's Winston and he immediately walked through there as if he owns it , you know , the way they do . |
| 27 | Thank you , at least as if he knows . |
| 28 | ‘ How about if he tries speaking English ? |
| 29 | Lucker looks ahead as if he expects to see something solid in front of us . |
| 30 | Is post menopausal zest something that er every woman could look forward to if she gets the right advice , the right |