Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [conj] i [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patterson 's eyes flickered as if I 'd given him a straw to grasp , but I pressed on . |
| 2 | They behaved as if I 'd got something to do with the wretched man 's disappearance . |
| 3 | I did n't accept er the opportunity to retire and take it easy , it seemed as if I had worked twenty seven years for nothing ! |
| 4 | Well I 'll have to accept that I do n't know where that came from but I 've got down here state 's interest |
| 5 | The leader nodded as if I 'd said something deeply wise , confirming his faith in me . |
| 6 | It was nice , people were so kind , offering encouragement and congratulations for what had been achieved ; I almost felt as if I had done it all . |
| 7 | ‘ I felt as if I had seen something unclean , ’ Cecil concluded , ‘ so fearful in its cold frenzy that one blanched , asphyxiated in so nauseous an atmosphere . ’ |
| 8 | My mouth felt as if I 'd swallowed a cheesegrater and my scalp had suddenly acquired radioactive dandruff . |
| 9 | Last time I let you talk me into having a go , I felt as if I 'd had a session in a tumble dryer . ’ |
| 10 | On the way back from moving the sheep , I felt as if I 'd had a night in the pub , started feeling very wheezy and , Oh this is good . |
| 11 | ‘ I know it 's ridiculous , but it felt as if I 'd taken an enormous jump into the dark , that night with you … ’ |
| 12 | I felt as if I 'd handed him a loaded shotgun and said shoot . ’ |
| 13 | He laughed as if I had said something annihilatingly funny and kneaded my hand gently against his thigh . |
| 14 | Thanks to Werewolf , it looked as if I 'd done that already . |