Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [conj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sarah shook her head slowly as if to clear it . |
| 2 | For at least another hour he walked on as if to test the conclusion against all the temptations and changes he could uncover . |
| 3 | His hands were clasped together as if to comfort one another . |
| 4 | She sucked in a deep breath then looked up , squeezing her eyelids tightly together as if to clear the fuzziness which clouded her vision . |
| 5 | Therefore a fall in µ ( increased polarization ) causes the WD curve to shift down for and to remain unaltered for . |
| 6 | Even so , he lit the lamp on his desk , put a fresh cigarette in his holder and firmly affixed his monocle — all as if to reassure himself , as if to confirm both his identity and his authority : Colonel Eric R. S. Windsor , DSO , Colonel-in Chief of His Majesty 's 16th Infantry Division , currently stationed in Cambridge Barracks , Cork . |
| 7 | Joey did n't recognise his cousin at first , and kept peering along as if to make sure . |
| 8 | But my bit had yet to come ; I had no idea if we had sustained damage to the undercarriage , although we had three greens burning bright , I motored in as if to land on new-laid eggs ; all the crew , including Jock the engineer , were at crash stations and we landed " soft as a mouse 's instep " , as Spike used to say . |
| 9 | Chen saw how the man came across , wary of Karr , eyeing the big man up and down as if to assess how much trouble he might be . |
| 10 | They said they were setting off at nine o'clock as if to go |
| 11 | The arguments within the Thatcher administration went on apace over whether to swing the axe fiercely into public spending in the winter of 1980–1 , with ministers like Prior , Pym , Walker , and Carrington arguing the case for maintaining public expenditure and investment , monetarists outside the government like Alan Budd urging far more stringent monetary restraint , and Sir Geoffrey Howe at the Treasury buffeted about in between . |
| 12 | I screamed and rattled my chains ; they turned sluggishly away as if to say that one way or another they would eventually dine on my flesh . |
| 13 | The cutting , too , has meaning : fast , significant , hinting , pausing for an instant on an idea then darting away as if to shrink from a risky suggestion . |
| 14 | An elderly man with a white pointed beard was being shepherded into a chauffeur-driven car by the short rough-haired woman in a thick tweed suit , who had been at Rupert 's house that evening in the autumn ; a little man carrying two heavy-looking suitcases was hurrying away as if to catch a train ; a group of younger men and women was standing on the pavement , talking and laughing . |
| 15 | The US Fish and Wildlife Service had been expected to reach a decision soon on whether to call for a ban or not . |
| 16 | A decision will be taken shortly on whether to invest in a more advanced E-mail package and , if so , which one . |
| 17 | She put the receiver down quickly as if to stop me from asking anything else about her illness , and it reminded me sharply of my Aunt Viv , bright , spirited and horse mad to the end . |
| 18 | Allow your eyes to observe in an easy , natural way but not to stare unblinkingly as if to bore holes in whatever or whoever they are looking at . |
| 19 | The fountain of sparks died ; he staggered , swinging his head hack and forth as if to drive out the pain . |
| 20 | Lucenzo tensed , his eyes glowering dangerously as if to threaten her . |
| 21 | We like children to get close to and to touch many of our animals . |
| 22 | Then looking back at Mick who was grinning at him , he bit on his lip and moved his head slightly as if to say , ‘ How am I to take her ? ’ |
| 23 | There is always the chance that they could — ’ The Manchu expanded his hands outward as if to indicate the idea that the population of Tarvaras might explode out into the galaxy . |
| 24 | stars swam up as if to graze |
| 25 | Wexford brought his beer and as he passed them the man got up as if to take his leave . |
| 26 | Harry got up as if to throw her out . |
| 27 | It woke her and for a moment she struggled , her hands coming up as if to tear it away . |
| 28 | Hope shook his head and sat down carefully as if to concentrate on his tea leaves . |
| 29 | I hope that the Government 's policies will persuade Glaswegians to think carefully about whether to vote Conservative in the next general election . |
| 30 | In the meantime , families like Peter and Paul 's have to think carefully about whether to have children themselves , or not . |