Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] if in a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kate watched her mother and Patrick as if in a trance . |
| 2 | She watched her mother walk out of the kitchen as if in a trance and a few seconds later Carla was nestled in her granny 's arms . |
| 3 | She accepted the farewells of her parents and brothers as if in a dream : her real self seemed to hold aloof from the tearful embraces of her mother , the kisses of her brothers , and her father 's last loving hug before she stepped into the boat to be rowed out across the harbour . |
| 4 | He turned , surveying the scene as if in a daze . |
| 5 | Time froze and events unrolled before Meredith 's horror-struck gaze as if in a slow-motion and silent film . |
| 6 | The cab swerved into the Place de la Concorde , she felt them whirling as they joined the vortex round the obelisk as if in a fairground swing as it lifts and spins . |
| 7 | One of the most beautiful uses of pas de bourrée courus is when Ashton places his danseuse in her partner 's arms as she floats over the surface of the floor as if in a dream like ecstasy . |
| 8 | They were saved , of course , by the Mastodon , ‘ rowing as if in a race ’ , just in time for a grand battle between Swallows , Amazons and Eels , and a corroboree of triumph . |