Example sentences of "[prep] if [pron] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peel us a said it 's something about if you peel a pinch , peach you lose a friend . |
| 2 | They were silent as she walked through the door to the dining room , as if they had a secret . |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't look so wistful — there will be another time for Bamburgh , ’ he said quietly , and she wondered why he was talking as if they had a future together . |
| 4 | Oliver liked things to be finished and shiny and to look as if they cost a lot . |
| 5 | It 's as if they have a life of their own . ’ |
| 6 | The term ‘ gouger ’ is flexible in that it refers to known criminals as well as others who look or act as if they have a potential for crime and trouble . |
| 7 | Jim Smith 's Cup-fighters were hoping to rekindle a fading promotion play-off challenge and they were forced to put out what was , on paper , their strongest team , even though many of them looked as if they needed a rest after their efforts at Highbury . |
| 8 | It is as if there existed a right to free speech , but that , before exercising it , one must submit to someone with a practically unchallengeable power of censorship a copy of one 's proposed speech for approval . |
| 9 | as if she cared a damn about his social life — or however many luscious blondes he went out with ! |
| 10 | With a gesture almost roguish , as if she slapped a hand away , she tossed the frills back before lifting the lid off the biscuit box ( velvet-covered and braided ) that stood on her bedside table , to choose from its varied collection the biscuits most suitable for breakfast two crackers and two water biscuits . |
| 11 | She burned and throbbed as if she had a fever . |
| 12 | If she found it stretching credulity that a meeting between them was n't inevitable she 'd always fiercely denied to herself that she had any interest in seeing him again , so why should she be feeling so shivery and hot , almost as if she had a fever ? |
| 13 | She looked as if she had a lapful of tropical bird feathers . |
| 14 | Her voice sounded slurred and she mumbled her words , as if she had a mouthful of marbles . |
| 15 | And she 'd give me that look , like at first , half wary , half defiant , as if she had a secret to defend from me . |
| 16 | She looked at him , smiling , her eyes bright as if she had a secret . |
| 17 | It did n't feel as if she had a body at all . |
| 18 | She looked as if she needed a pillow ; her head was thrown back awkwardly . |
| 19 | She held her hands out as if she held a sub-machine-gun and went ‘ Rat-tat-tat-ta . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ They beat me , ’ he said , his teeth chattering as if he had a fever . |
| 21 | Oh , God , why was she explaining like this , as if he had a right to know ? |
| 22 | If the Savage Orc has a shield as well then he has a saving throw of 5 or 6 just as if he had a mail shirt and shield . |
| 23 | His skin was a golden bronze , as if he spent a lot of time out of doors . |
| 24 | It was her own phrase , but somehow the way he said it made it sound as if he kept a harem . |
| 25 | He glanced sideways at Jehan as if he expected a comment . |
| 26 | Throgmorton glared angrily at Benjamin as if he recognised a rival . |
| 27 | ‘ Nach Frankfurt , ’ he said gaily as if he anticipated a journey packed with thrills and amusement . |
| 28 | He shuffled forward with bent head and arms folded tightly about his body as if he felt a mortal chill enclosing him . |
| 29 | Either that or find a robin who looks as if he has a purpose in life . |
| 30 | And then following in her footsteps , month after month , as if he stood a chance . |