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Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1	When he slept , he entwined his fingers in her necklace as if to hold her should she awaken .
2	The realization came as a shock and she pressed her clenched fist to her heart as if to pacify it .
3	Warmed by his body heat , her fingers spread out against his chest as if to absorb him .
4	The first time I asked he engaged his brain , the second time he wavered a bit as if understanding he should be doing something , though not what he should be doing , and the third time he translated it successfully .
5	She darted past him and opened the door that led to the store-room , then helped somewhat ineffectually as he dragged the mattress through and hefted it on to a stack of boxes .
6	It seems , though , that even if you are being reasonable in refusing to agree to a change , that does not necessarily mean that it is unfair to push the change through and dismiss you because of your reluctance to go along with it .
7	Charles found he was watching much of the play as if seeing it for the first time .
8	Physic News told Mr Hayden to talk to the ghost as if to help him , but no response was ever forthcoming .
9	Written up details of recycling campaigning experience for and sent it to .
10	And sometimes — ’ She looked away from Ben towards the corner of the room where a picture was hanging at a slight angle , and her head moved to one side as if to see it better .
11	I 'll have you to a widow in recompense that you should give me thanks for and make you seven years younger , and a rich one .
12	There is a mystic , psychic quality about them that is pleasantly disturbing , and often one of them will gently take my hand and gaze steadily into my eyes as if willing me better and I feel sort of honoured to be welcomed into their society .
13	Jannie put her spare hand over her eyes as if shielding them from the sun , and closed out the sight of her husband .
14	The old woman settled back in her chair and shook her shoulders as if to free them from the burdens of the present .
15	And only Ackroyd would script a dialogue between several literary figures he has written books about and shove it into the middle of his latest offering .
16	Spurred by a fleeting but unmistakable echo of Thetis 's music , interpolated in its original key as if to remind him of his mother 's counsel , and by the groaning shades of his dead countrymen , he sets forth to exact vengeance for the Trojan victory ( ex.10 ) .
17	I crammed my mouth with for fear I might give utterance to my anger .
18	I paid Barry the fifteen dollars we had agreed on for a small , black Andean Equipment daysack to keep my new notebooks in and left him selling jewellery to his tour group .
19	In years she was senior to everyone including the infrequently seen Charlie ; as mother hen to the dancing girls she 'd taken Lucy in and allowed her to feel at home in a matter of hours .
20	Many royal forests were ‘ assigned to the maintenance ’ of royal castles in or near them .
21	Rachel could have brought the snow in and let it melt so as to distract attention from herself .
22	Pietersen , a kindly man , invited the apparition in and made him welcome .
23	The first boy says he 's never had vegge burgers before and thought it would be a good idea to try them .
24	I 'll have to er give her a ring to and tell them to send me the advert .
25	Lyn put the ring on and said it was a perfect fit .
26	But then use some method of highlighting key words or underlining or sub- heading that pe you can just flick your eyes to and remind you very quickly of what you 're going to say .
27	Gina came in , switched the light on and woke him up .
28	So get your flares on and play it LOUD
29	We then take those kind of and use it in an ocean to create the state of the ocean .
30	There are other delicious gestures drawing attention to the feet in La Fille Mal Gardée such as Mother Simone gently tapping her clogs as if thanking them for allowing her to show off her particular style of dance .