Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [prep] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At that moment , emerging from the saloon below as if propelled from a circus cannon , there appeared a distinctly grotesque figure . |
| 2 | It is no more than the action of clashing their teeth together as if sinking them into the neck of the prey , in the specialized killing bite of the cat , but it has become a sound signal that many observers have commented on . |
| 3 | She indicated that it was a musical film and then stretched her perfect fingertips above her eyes horizontally as if scanning the horizon . |
| 4 | Oswald opened his mouth again as if to continue but he coughed , choking on his own blood and his head fell to one side , his solitary eye fixed in a glassy trance . |
| 5 | The US Fish and Wildlife Service had been expected to reach a decision soon on whether to call for a ban or not . |
| 6 | Instead she was told she must find a mate to make a site near by and start a new race of Callanish eagles . |
| 7 | Blanche tugged a handkerchief from her bag and blew her nose violently as if to remove the smell of urine from her nostrils . |
| 8 | Sarah shook her head slowly as if to clear it . |
| 9 | 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 ? ’ |
| 10 | They were talking to each other loudly as if to keep lurking wood-spirits at bay , and I did vividly remember that teenage spooky feeling of being alone in wild woodland and at the mercy of supernatural eyes . |
| 11 | I glance at the price-list near by and quote cost . |
| 12 | The merchant rubbed his hands together as if trying to wash them . |
| 13 | The mahout , as he gives a command , reinforces the order with leg pressure just as if riding a horse . |
| 14 | Both the pulsar and its companion have masses close to and move in tight orbits which would almost fit inside the Sun ( is one solar mass ) . |
| 15 | As they walked , Blake heard the Doctor talking to himself , counting numbers quickly as if trying to catch himself out . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | and this is something I could change my hands slightly about and come back and speak to you |
| 18 | And he glanced down at Changez 's duff hand again as if to reconfirm that his brother had really sent over a cripple as a husband for his only daughter . |
| 19 | She dropped her robe on to the stool near by and stepped into the water , sinking slowly down into the warmth . |
| 20 | On the train I looked furtively at the lock on the carriage door and watched the railway embankment carefully as if assessing the effect of falling out onto it at speed . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Every week she was expected to clean the house right through and make the dinners , while the grandmother had her outing to Edinburgh : ‘ she had jist t'come in and sit doon like a lady . ’ |
| 23 | I stopped after a short while and said ‘ this is nonsense — I ca n't learn any more of this sort of thing by two o'clock — I must just do a prose right through and see how I get on ’ . |
| 24 | Rover 's 35,000-strong workforce votes today on whether to accept Japanese-style working practices that will virtually guarantee them jobs for life . |
| 25 | He pressed kisses possessively over her face again as if to make sure she was still his . |