Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] if a [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | No wonder Denmark signalled its dissatisfaction with Maastricht and all it stands for if a batsman needs 10,000 words of multi-lingual explanation before he is allowed to take guard . |
2 | The sitting-room was long , and looked as if a child had been let loose with buckets of primary colours . |
3 | This is a Southern Asian fish which can reach lengths well over 24in ( 60cm ) , with a base colour of gold/brown , it then looks as if a tyre has run along the length of the body leaving dark brown tread markings all along the eel . |
4 | Turns round and looks as if a bus had hit it . |
5 | They had apparently felt as if a burden had been lifted from them and why tempt fate by attempting to get her back ? |
6 | Yet he was such a skilful flyer that to an American of the Lafayette Squadron it seemed as if a plane obeyed his thoughts rather than the controls , and at Verdun alone he shot down six German aircraft and a balloon . |
7 | She gasps , and jumps as if a weasel has bitten her backside . |
8 | But not one of them had made her feel as if a candle had been set to kindling within her . |
9 | Ruth felt as if a blow had been delivered to her ribs with a mallet . |
10 | When Virginia Woolf first read Lawrence , she said she felt as if a curtain had been thrown back , so she could see , clearly , for the first time , the intensity of family relationships . |
11 | The interior was probably quite well furnished in the ordinary way , but right now it looked as if a tornado had been through it . |
12 | And when Biarritz scored a quick try and Blanco landed a sensational penalty from about 60 metres it looked as if a miracle seemed possible simply because so many people passionately wanted it to happen . |
13 | The car was so low it looked as if a giant had tried to stub it out and it was clear that getting out of the bucket seat gave the Greek momentary altitude sickness . |
14 | The shelf was full , except for a small gap , where it looked as if a book had been taken out . |
15 | The rain ceased as if a tap had been turned off . |