Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [subord] a [noun sg] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sitting-room was long , and looked as if a child had been let loose with buckets of primary colours . |
| 2 | Turns round and looks as if a bus had hit it . |
| 3 | They had apparently felt as if a burden had been lifted from them and why tempt fate by attempting to get her back ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | A probe by the Garda Commissioner was called for after a garda told Dublin 's District Court : ‘ Summonses keep disappearing in connection with these charges . |
| 6 | Commenting on whether a cake had been promised to Miss Dodd , she said : ‘ We were prepared to give it to her as a donation but she cancelled the order . ’ |
| 7 | But not one of them had made her feel as if a candle had been set to kindling within her . |
| 8 | The reality of such choice depended on whether a reader cared who owned the papers . |
| 9 | In many cases the actual amount of information given in the recalls was minimal , limited to whether a subject had to wait at the junction and whether there was other traffic around at the time . |
| 10 | Ruth felt as if a blow had been delivered to her ribs with a mallet . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | The interior was probably quite well furnished in the ordinary way , but right now it looked as if a tornado had been through it . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The shelf was full , except for a small gap , where it looked as if a book had been taken out . |
| 16 | The rain ceased as if a tap had been turned off . |