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Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] [verb] her " in BNC.

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1	He imagined for a moment that he was still in short pants , until she turned to him and added , ‘ What I mean is , I would have still recognised you , ’ and as if to soften her first statement she added further , ‘ Of course , you 've grown much taller .
2	as if reading her thoughts the Minister leaned forward a little .
3	as if reading her thoughts , Mrs Browning then said , ‘ It is not that I am afraid of dying , you know .
4	as if reading her thoughts , Ricky said , ‘ Better still , we 'll go out . ’
5	as if reading her thoughts , her husband said :
6	as if reading her mind , he said over his shoulder , ‘ There 's coffee in the percolator .
7	as if reading her thoughts , Veronica hurried on .
8	as if reading her thoughts , he smiled .
9	‘ Did I accuse you of being as hard as nails ? ’ he teased gently , at last , as if reading her mind .
10	He glared at Melissa as if holding her responsible for this potential miscarriage of justice .
11	‘ Maybe 't is a jest , ’ persisted Anne , as if willing her mother to change her story .
12	as if to compound her plan , it gave no real evidence that it was there .
13	As she stared at it , one tiny three-toed hand pushed out at her , as if to grasp her hand .
14	‘ Anything but , ’ he replied , as if remembering her dainty appetite when she had dined at his home .
15	as if to confirm her agitation , waves of a hyacinth-like perfume reached Montgomery 's nose .
16	as if to confirm her statement , a tall powerfully built man came round the corner of the house carrying a box of potatoes .
17	as if to confirm her pedestrian turn of mind , Miss Logan at this point revealed that it had been a matter of curiosity to her since childhood how the Ark had succeeded in resting upon the top of a mountain .
18	There are also the exciting poses that come at the end of some of Ashton 's pas de deux as the two characters declare their love , for example , when Oberon cradles Titania in his arms at the end of The Dream and , even more excitingly , when Colas lifts Lise high on one arm it the end of their dance in Act II of La Fille Mai Gardée as if to crown her queen of the harvest
19	Jennifer was silent again as if choosing her words with great care , then slowly she said , ‘ Before I answer that , Rachel , there 's something I want to ask you . ’
20	‘ Did you really miss me ? ’ he asked cautiously , as if doubting her answer even now .
21	And , as if to celebrate her freedom , she dipped her cutwater into a sudden trough of the sea and then sprayed white water high over her bows .
22	Then , as if to answer her question , he pushed his chair back abruptly and left the table .
23	She paused as if gathering her courage .
24	Then , as if changing her mind , she turned back , leaning closer to Karr .
25	Sheldukher stared down at her suddenly , as if registering her presence for the first time .
26	Lying in bed later , after a solitary supper of chicken salad and almond flan , and a defiant but remarkably uneventful evening stroll alone along the quayside , sleep frustratingly eluded her , as if to prove her point .
27	She was biting on her lip now as if regretting her words ; then she added , ‘ It is n't every woman that can bear a child , and she does n't look a child-bearer to me .
28	Now his fingers were pressuring over the skin inside her wrist again and she wanted to snatch her hand away , but , as if guessing her intention , he tightened his grip , pulling her a centimetre — no , more — towards him .
29	The morning looked grey and gloomy too , as if matching her mood , and Kate was reminded that January was hardly the most romantic month for a honeymoon in the English countryside .
30	Mrs Quinton closed her eyes for a moment as if recalling her cousin relating this girl 's history , which had not included the scissors ' business with Sister Mary as being the reason for her leaving because that might have put any caring mother off from engaging such a virago .