Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] it were [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was said in the last chapter that doubtful law should not be represented as if it were well established . |
| 2 | ‘ Quite a governess , ’ he said , lingering on the word as if it were especially endowed . |
| 3 | Its tail stood up and it fell , spinning slowly as if it were gently unwinding itself . |
| 4 | Near the Clonmacnoise entrance , the river had overflowed into the fields , beside a misshapen castle tower that perched on a hummock , balanced at an angle and looking as if it were about to fall over . |
| 5 | And then , when no-one even blinked an eye , nor have him any money , nor ( surprisingly enough ) the offer of a job … ‘ ‘ ; the stifling heat in the Métro tunnels , as if it were about to explode at any moment , and this uplifting sense of drifting , passing through whole areas of life scarcely touching on any of them . |
| 6 | King 's Jester used to be a very spooky horse and would shy at the same jump , stacked in the corner of the school , every single day and if anything was moved to a different position , he would behave as if it were about to leap out and get him . |
| 7 | Her collarbone felt as if it were about to burst through her skin but her head had cleared and she felt strong . |
| 8 | With all this technology literally at our fingertips , many people insist on using the computer keyboard as if it were mechanically connected to the printer . |