Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Mervyn lowered his voice , as if hoping that Ianthe might say something derogatory . |
| 32 | Graham started to smile , though he thought the joke itself might be in rather poor taste , but then he was aware of Sara turning quickly , putting her glass on the mantelpiece and looking straight at him , coming closer , her face set in strange hard lines , eyes bright , taking him by the elbow and turning her head as if to emphasise that she was talking to Graham , ignoring Slater , saying , " You do dance , do n't you ? " |
| 33 | The other pair looked at me as if to apologise and we began to talk . |
| 34 | The figure held his lasgun upright , the nozzle against the tip of his visor , as if sniffing or kissing the weapon . |
| 35 | as if to confirm that they had rejected the old emphasis on local political organizations , the new studies gave themselves a new title . |
| 36 | In the background is a smaller figure , a god with a bow , standing very erect , with one arm stretched high in the air as if waving or saluting . |
| 37 | His Lordship smites the water with King Arthur 's sword , all the company are still , a rumble sucking noise comes in front of the opening of the grotto the water as if boiling and to the horror of all the company both on the water and on the shore scream with fright , appearing as though from the depth of hell arose a ghastly coffin covered with slime and other things . |
| 38 | And he glanced down at Changez 's duff hand again as if to reconfirm that his brother had really sent over a cripple as a husband for his only daughter . |
| 39 | From there the head waiter , as if thinking that they were more than friends , escorted them around the bend of the L-shaped room and to a secluded table in a corner . |
| 40 | Mendez was looking over at the bar ; Russell down at his drink , as if thinking or listening . |
| 41 | But if you do n't want to hear it … ’ he made as if to go but Herr Nordern took him by the elbow . |
| 42 | He rose then as if to go but impulsively Robyn caught at the sleeve of his robe . |
| 43 | Rachel asked the patient to sit in the small waiting area then turned as if to go and prepare herself to see to him . |
| 44 | A tankard on the compartment table sits as a reminder of the glories of Soviet technology — sputniks and rockets spin out of a world inhabited by the Spassky Tower and an olive branch — and , as if to demonstrate that the mundane is as attainable as the sublime , not a spoon rattles , not a single drop of sweet Georgian tea is spilt , as the carriage is smoothly elevated and the task of fitting a Chinese-gauge undercarriage is taken in hand . |
| 45 | as if to demonstrate that this is not a party political issue , it was also signed by Sam McCluskie , former treasurer of the Labour Party . |
| 46 | The manual suggests that you move the carriage as if ironing and this is a very apt description . |
| 47 | Her flesh shrank away from the paw 's touch , as if gathering and compressing itself on to the bone . |
| 48 | She looked into the Doctor 's eyes , noticing that they glowed faintly , as if gathering and enhancing the available light . |
| 49 | She turned as if to call but I growled at her again , ‘ Do n't call , ’ in so urgent a voice that she desisted . |
| 50 | Oswald opened his mouth again as if to continue but he coughed , choking on his own blood and his head fell to one side , his solitary eye fixed in a glassy trance . |
| 51 | Then , in a postscript , as if feeling that his measured words had not yet said enough , he added with a sudden note of desperation : ‘ May God preserve us & make us continue to be joy & comfort & wisdom & virtue to each other , my dear , dear , Poole ! ’ |
| 52 | Joan 's face paled and she gazed wide-eyed at the duchess , as if suspecting that lady had taken leave of her senses . |
| 53 | He was the member for a South London constituency , a safe seat which he nevertheless hardly ever left , as if fearing that even a week 's absence might put it in jeopardy . |
| 54 | He examined them from beneath pink-rimmed lids — as if checking that they were his , Trent thought . |
| 55 | It is possible to hear faint moans , as if muffled and some way distant , however . |
| 56 | He jabbed heavily at the air with his finger as if to spear and hold still the point he was trying to make . |
| 57 | She was walking toward him now , and she saw him rise as if stung and then start to back away . |
| 58 | She fingered the brightly coloured daisies as if testing whether they were real . |
| 59 | Benjamin stepped to one side as if to pass and both men stood back , their hands going to their swords . |
| 60 | He or she will glance ostentatiously at his watch , as if to indicate that an expected arrival is late for an appointment and if he happens to meet the glance of a passer-by , he will more often than not look once again at his watch and cast a long-suffering glance at heaven ; as if by recruiting sympathy for a familiar predicament he will pre-empt any suspicion of more suspect motives . |