Example sentences of "if he [verb] [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked as if he had just stepped out of a drawing room in the shires . |
| 2 | Of similar vintage I can recall Billy Lane turning up for an open match on the Swadlincote waters , looking as if he had just stepped out of a time warp . |
| 3 | Ray Shepherd looked up at them as coolly as if he had just driven in to work on a routine day . |
| 4 | If he had indeed come up here determined to end his life , then he might have climbed over the guard rail , leaving a scrap of thread behind as he did so . |
| 5 | The Santerres were waiting for us with Bowyer who looked as if he had really settled in , shirt open at the collar , stubby feet enclosed in buskins whilst his fat face was flushed with drink and his breath smelt like a wine press . |
| 6 | ‘ Steve ! ’ she cried in amazement as he let himself into the apartment , grinning all over his silly face as if he 'd just popped out for a paper that morning and found he 'd won the state lottery . |
| 7 | Singer 's face was flushed as if he 'd just got out of a hot bath . |
| 8 | When I quip that he sounds as if he has just come round from anaesthetic , Eva says , ‘ He has . ’ |