Example sentences of "if [verb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She made as if to poke him in the eye . |
| 2 | If the patina chemical is too strong , dilute with a little water and , if using it for the first time , do a test on a sample piece of copper . |
| 3 | He looked at her for a moment as if seeing her for the first time then paused , giving the question serious thought . |
| 4 | The man looked at the boys as if seeing them for the first time . |
| 5 | Julius looked at her jeans and T-shirt , as if seeing them for the first time . |
| 6 | Eddie 's gaze ran on round the room , taking in , as if seeing them for the first time , the stool and easel , the framed reproduction Leonardo drawings on the walls , the low divan bed . |
| 7 | Vincent looked at him , as if seeing him for the first time . |
| 8 | She looked up at Trent , as if seeing him for the first time : ‘ I 'd have drowned if you 'd left me on the Key . ’ |
| 9 | She sat down before the dressing-table , automatically picking up a hairbrush , but the sight of her own reflection in the mirror distracted her , and for long moments she simply stared at her own face , as if seeing it through the eyes of a stranger . |
| 10 | He moved round and joined them and stared intently at the portrait as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 11 | Sam looked at the revolver as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 12 | Charles found he was watching much of the play as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 13 | Coombes leaned out of the window and shouted ‘ Come on then , this time ’ as if to pull me off the road . |
| 14 | I 'm sorry if landing you with the girl 's clothes is an embarrassment . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Jannie put her spare hand over her eyes as if shielding them from the sun , and closed out the sight of her husband . |
| 17 | ‘ No , no , ’ the Finnish detective said , shaking his head as if to rid himself of the last remnants of misunderstanding . |
| 18 | For a moment , he almost wished he were at home , but then he shook his head as if to rid himself of the thought . |
| 19 | The old woman settled back in her chair and shook her shoulders as if to free them from the burdens of the present . |
| 20 | Slowly , the guide bent down , as if to steel himself for the fight . |
| 21 | He and his sister stood on either side of the bed , bending over her as if to protect her from the perils of the night with their own flesh and bone . |
| 22 | Philip French wrote in The Times , ‘ Once again , the considerable talent of Michael Crawford is squandered on feeble material , and he is excusably incapable of convincing us of the irresistible attraction of an insipid newcomer called Genevieve Gilles , who delivers her lines as if reading them from the small print of an oculist 's chart ( from which they might well have derived ) . |
| 23 | These icy cold droplets seemed to cut through to the bone as if to punish him for the way he was . |
| 24 | Moreover , they choose to disregard the ordinary law governing the transfer of title , calling it the civil law , as if to contrast it with the criminal law and thus render it surplus to requirements . |
| 25 | The eagles talked less now and fell into their own thoughts as if preparing themselves for the dark months ahead . |
| 26 | But on the following day he had shaved the red stubble from his chin , was wearing a cleaner shirt , and was once more beginning to adopt a stern and over-bearing expression The Magistrate continued to give the orders which regulated the defence of the enclave , but in a subdued tone , as if referring them to the final authority of the Collector , should he wish to exercise it . |
| 27 | as if to remind him of the past , Controller Macdonald had a large video print of that moment on one wall of his office , which was in the basement . |
| 28 | She moved past them , smiling at Axel , as if welcoming him for the first time . |
| 29 | Before Mungo and Emily could focus on it , Vic made as if to throw it into the air . |