Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [subord] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made as if to shut the drawer , saw the gun and hesitated . |
| 2 | And I made as if to open the door . |
| 3 | ’ When still she made no move , he chuckled and made as if to put the document away again , pausing when he saw out of the corner of his eye that she was returning to the desk , albeit hesitantly . |
| 4 | She , too , rose as if sensing the sudden chill between them . |
| 5 | From a pocket in the case , he removes a copy of a painting of Jesus , which he holds up for me to see , widening his eyes like he used to when challenging an opponent or the press . |
| 6 | He paused , and then gestured as if to dismiss the subject . |
| 7 | ‘ God Save the King ! ’ the young man muttered as if uttering an exonerating and protective formula : and he was on his feet . |
| 8 | Case of the Negro Sommersett seventeen seventy-two , ’ Miss Phoebe murmured as if repeating a lesson . |
| 9 | Liu Chang 's mouth opened as if to form a question , then clicked shut . |
| 10 | Dealing with wireless every day , Joe rarely listened when off duty to accounts of small successes put over in the announcer 's authoritative tone and the defeats intoned as if reporting a death : which it was , though not a single death , such as when Tobruk had fallen in June and Mussolini went into Libya . |
| 11 | Obispal 's gaze drifted towards Meh'Lindi , and he frowned as if adding the final piece to a puzzle which had been perplexing him , but not liking the pattern that he saw . |
| 12 | Culley nodded as if to confirm the fact , and Helen gave a small start . |
| 13 | Wilcox grunted as if acknowledging a debating point , from which she deduced that he was a bully and needed to be stood up to . |
| 14 | ‘ Hey , Gringo , I can see you , ’ Miguelito sang as if teasing a child in a game of hide and seek . |
| 15 | That 's because large events involve extra considerations you never dreamed of when doing a small conference . |
| 16 | " Yes , of course , " he spoke as if answering a very silly question . |
| 17 | He spoke as if playing a board-game . |
| 18 | Benjamin smiled as if savouring a secret joke . |
| 19 | He lit up a cigarette and moved his mouth around as he inhaled as if chewing the flavour of the smoke . |