Example sentences of "[prep] if making " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You know it was , ’ said Lucy , abruptly , then as if making conversation . |
| 2 | Had she been seduced into conformity by the excellence of the natural history programmes and then , like other late converts he had known , sat captive to virtually every offering as if making up for lost time ? |
| 3 | Two men dressed in long underwear would shake hands and then bend forward as if making a deep bow to each other . |
| 4 | He swallowed , as if making a decision . |
| 5 | Then she was closing her eyes in an agony of resistance , as if making that hand invisible could prevent what she knew was going to happen . |
| 6 | ‘ You — ’ Then , as if making a supreme effort to block out any fury from his voice , he said , ‘ Yes , that is a condition of employment , but I wo n't hold you to it . |
| 7 | The mystery deepened when , instead of going seaward at the foot of the hill , they turned up the right bank of the Touques as if making for Deauville . |