Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 31 | Hermit crabs , however , do not simply put on a shell as if it were a new pullover ; they show two remarkable adaptations to the problems of ‘ wearing ’ the shells of alien snails . |
| 32 | There can be tactical reasons for specifically presenting an argument within the traditions of antisemitism as if it were an argument against those traditions . |
| 33 | She came out of Miss Lucchesi 's gate holding her violin case as if it were a weapon . |
| 34 | To speak of religion as if it is a ‘ primordial form ’ or an ‘ entity ’ is to hypostasize it . |
| 35 | It was a dazzling Saturday afternoon , and the park was full of contented people : children stood knicker-deep in bliss , stroking the paddling-pool as if it were some great tame animal ; attendant mothers soaked in the sun ; lovers were prone and entranced on the grass . |
| 36 | She strutted around in the snow as if it belonged to her . |
| 37 | She pulled off her clothes frantically , tearing her blouse , ripping off her skirt as if it were slimed with something dark and evil-smelling . |
| 38 | He , Drew , was stroking a car as if it were a cat or dog . |
| 39 | Somehow his mother could shut out the unpleasant from her mind as if it had never existed and she had shut out the Worm as successfully as she had shut out everything else . |
| 40 | She could n't resist embroidering the description , seeing it all in her mind as if it had really happened . |
| 41 | And once the people have disappeared , it then becomes possible to manipulate the ‘ population ’ in your mind as if it were any other variable in a mathematical equation . |
| 42 | And once the people have disappeared , it then becomes possible to manipulate the ‘ population ’ in your mind as if it were any other variable in a mathematical equation . |
| 43 | Seventy-five years later , whenever I feel the sun on my face , it springs as fresh in my mind as if it occurred yesterday . |
| 44 | He blew on his tea as if it was still too hot to drink . |
| 45 | ’ Melissa was about to point out that Angy 's tender heart had not prevented her from flaunting Rick 's ring as if it were her own , nor had she intervened to protect Barney from hurt , but she merely said , ‘ It was enough to make anyone angry . ’ |
| 46 | He is then slid into the back of the ambulance as if it was an oven . |
| 47 | The exchanges were exceptionally unfruitful because of Mr Berge 's way of delivering every reply as if it were the last word any resonable man would wish to hear on that particular matter . |
| 48 | ‘ Before what reaches us ? ’ she croaked , hanging on to the wheel as if it were a lifebelt . |
| 49 | He blinked at the light as if it hurt him . |
| 50 | ‘ shall have effect as if it granted or provided for the grant of a tenancy for a term of 10 years , subject to a right exercisable either by the landlord or the tenant to determine the tenancy , if the war ends before the expiration of that term , by at least one month 's notice in writing given after the end of the war ; … |
| 51 | With a view toward facilitating the use of electronic bills of lading , the Law Commissions recommended that the Secretary of State be empowered to ‘ make provision by regulations for information given by means other than in writing to be of equivalent force and effect as if it had been given in writing . ’ |
| 52 | Should the elective resolution cease to have effect , if the authority has lasted for 5 years or more before the election it expires forthwith : otherwise it has effect as if it had been given for a fixed period of 5 years . |
| 53 | Thus if an estoppel is raised the unauthorised sale takes effect as if it was authorised — i.e. it transfers ownership to the buyer in the ordinary way ( see section 21(1) , above ) . |
| 54 | And Mr Fry was floating out there in the mistiness , and he was busy wallpapering too but he 'd got the paper in a mess — he 'd put the paste on it and picked it up paste side nearest and it was sticking to him . |
| 55 | So you 'd say that as a b er as a result of that it did it did er so it did When you say it served its purpose , it did improve the image ? |
| 56 | There has been more expensive consultation with head teachers and the governors than has been possible er before and I hope the result of that it is reflected in the pages that you have in front of you . |
| 57 | and I think as a result of that it , it got disjointed and you , and you could n't follow it through . |
| 58 | But , it has given no indication of whether it intends to acquire or dispose of any data processing activities . |
| 59 | As the proposed grant for 93–94 from Christian Aid was so large , at £50,000 , the Committee was asked to consider the proposal in advance , and give some now indication of whether it would support the request when it came to committee for approval next year . |
| 60 | So in the light of that it 's per now is a good opportunity to er , make sure that those reserves and balances were available for A , the er , Police Authority should it require it , but B , to those constituent authorities who had helped in the er , build-up of these reserves . |