Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [prep] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It approached sideways on and flung up its head , eye rolling . |
| 2 | He rose then as if to go but impulsively Robyn caught at the sleeve of his robe . |
| 3 | Garvey moved forward as if to defend his herd . |
| 4 | He was already standing apart and when he saw Harriet coming , he alone moved forward as if to challenge her . |
| 5 | Though , ’ he added slowly as if thinking something out , ‘ I did n't leave there for , oh , about twenty , perhaps thirty minutes , I should n't wonder . |
| 6 | Thus the illustration contributes nothing to the text , which runs ‘ Edward [ actually Edgar ! ] lightly sprung aside and avoided the cut aimed at him , and then delivered a blow with all his force just in front of the ear , and the man dropped again as if shot . ’ |
| 7 | His/her foul body shone phosphorescently as if lit from within ; as if his/her flesh acted as a window to a lascivious light from elsewhere . |
| 8 | These flickered and danced wildly as if blown upon by unseen lips . |
| 9 | He 's going to be ages , thought Juliet desperately , suddenly realising she 'd been standing with her hands clenched together , and her eyes screwed tightly as if to hear better . |
| 10 | And when it was over and their tears had dried , they lay like spoons , curved together as if made for each other , and slept . |
| 11 | My hand sprang away as if electrified . |
| 12 | She flexed herself , she breathed spasmodically as if to confuse the natural rhythms of her body . |
| 13 | The fact that NCp7 mutants B and C which lack the zinc fingers crosslinked efficiently with and retarded the migration of the DNAs indicates that the zinc fingers are most probably not directly involved in NCp7 binding to DNA in vitro , in agreement with results obtained from studies of the binding of NCp7 to RNA ( 6 ) . |
| 14 | He was very affected ; he blinked rapidly as if warding off tears . |
| 15 | The two Gestapo officers watched her without emotion , while she masturbated wildly as if deriving pleasure from her actions . |
| 16 | She had even avoided the swimming-pool , for , much as she looked forward to and enjoyed her evening dips , she did n't want to give him any further opportunity to seek her company . |
| 17 | Benny spoke gruffly as if fearing the invitation would be spurned . |
| 18 | She smiled frozenly as if to remind Nicole that she was a guest in her house . |
| 19 | He ignored the raw , splintered mess , and leaned forwards as if to kiss where her lips had been . |
| 20 | Very slowly and deliberately Isambard slipped his feet clear of the stirrups and leaned forward as if to swing himself out of the saddle , but in the act he jabbed home hard into the beast 's side with his right spur , and drove him not forward , but flinching sidelong into the bushes in a wild leap ; and leaning both hands on the pommel of his saddle he vaulted out of it and dropped crashing into the bushes almost on top of Owen . |
| 21 | The Anti-Rex smiled sweetly upon Ed Kelley , leaned forward as if to kiss his cheek and ripped off his other ear . |
| 22 | At last they both smiled faintly as if to say message understood , over and out . |
| 23 | One grey-haired captain , a rough old chap , sat and sat not saying a word , mute as a mackerel , then suddenly got up in the middle of the room ad , you know , said aloud as if speaking to himself , ‘ If there 's no God then what sort of a Captain am I after that ? ’ , ad seized his cap and threw up his arms and went out . |
| 24 | Two thoroughbred stallions panted heavily as if driven at some pace . |
| 25 | That ’ s our stupidity , ’ he said sadly as if unburdening himself of a great guilt . |