Example sentences of "a [noun] it [verb] [prep] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a second it looked as if he might make a stab at it , but then he saw John Wakeham , looking a little crestfallen , coming out in front of him , while behind John Patten , Tony Newton , Michael Portillo and Sir Patrick Mayhew were about to swing through Downing Street gates . |
| 2 | I in a mammal it looks as if that the mother 's body i is , is an oven , and once you 've put the bun in , it 's gon na rise it 's not like that . |
| 3 | For a moment it looked as if he was free and would land safely near Tock 's cottage but coming down he fell with a thump into the basket lift at the other side . |
| 4 | For a moment it looked as if the classic capture was about to take place : the low , lean greyhound was about to sink its teeth into the boar . |
| 5 | For a moment it looked as if Evans might resist , then he let himself be led to the sofa where he sat down quietly with his head between his hands and began to cry . |
| 6 | The Ford driver gave nothing away and for a moment it looked as if there would be a confrontation with a juggernaut coming from London . |
| 7 | For a moment it looked as if she 'd ask him more , she raised her face to his . |
| 8 | Fergus gave a truly terrible cry , and for a moment it seemed as if a sudden coldness had descended . |
| 9 | For a moment it seemed as if she would pull away from him , then she nodded , and , still weeping , allowed herself to be led away . |
| 10 | For a moment it seemed as if Lori was n't going to say anything at all . |
| 11 | In the abortive Artois offensive of May 1915 , the attack by Pétain 's Corps at Vimy Ridge was so well prepared that for a moment it seemed as if the whole German front might collapse . |
| 12 | Its windows had been spray-painted in blues and reds so that from a distance it looked as if the bus had curtains on the outside . |
| 13 | There was a huge row within the Owen family and for a while it looked as if the plug would be pulled immediately . |
| 14 | For a while it looked as if founding editor Ken Wilson would buy the title back , but he was unable to find an editor and a valiant last ditch attempt to keep the title going , by Grey Rimmer of On The Edge , was destined to fall by the wayside . |
| 15 | For a while it looked as if pity would be in order for Nadeem Shahid , and for that your correspondent must shoulder some of the blame . |
| 16 | For a while it seemed as if all the woes of Welsh rugby were down to The Gnoll — though this theory was eventually disproved by the World Cup . |
| 17 | The hijackers jumped down and for a minute it looked as if they were going to try to fight their way out . |
| 18 | For a time it seemed as if the Everqueen of Avelorn was lost and the realm with her . |