Example sentences of "and [vb past] [prep] [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We turned to the shore and paddled as if for our lives . |
| 2 | She watched as he narrowed his eyes and squinted as if against the brightness of the sun . |
| 3 | A return form completed in this way and filed on or before the due date will satisfy the obligations under s 11 , TMA 1970 , and the company would normally not be liable to a late-filing penalty under s 94 , TMA 1970 . |
| 4 | When the villagers stared , they smiled and waved as if on a royal tour . |
| 5 | Erm but anyway you s you started off with er with some greeting and er and er appropriate sociability erm one thing I noticed that Martin seemed to take control of the handshake and that 's something that was pointed out this morning and , and looked at and from where I was it looked as though he was keeping hold of your hand some time , you had your buyer 's guide and whatever in your other hand and you could n't , you know , bring it over and , and put yourself back into control erm and an interesting one and a , an e an example to all of us I think . |
| 6 | Flavia looked and listened as if to events taking place at one remove . |
| 7 | Acid clearance time was measured in seconds as the interval from the time of instillation of HCl to the time the pH rose to 5 and stayed at or above that level for 60 seconds . |