Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] he [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 An owner now obtained ( in theory at least ) the same price for his land irrespective of whether he sold it to a private individual or to a public authority .
2 Angrily , as if he blamed them for his loneliness , he set about his fri ed eggs and bacon .
3 In the Concerto especially , both soloist and conductor take the work entirely seriously , and make a substantial case for it as one of the leading Concertos of its time — the days are leaving us at least when Gershwin 's ‘ serious ’ works ( those are n't my scare quotes ) were treated like the fortuitous good fortune of the upstart seven-year-old playing in big brother 's room , as if he composed them by accident .
4 The employees were occasionally terrified of Bernard ‘ as if he had one over him , ’ as they described it , but they all knew that however much he might stamp and shout while the anger lasted , he could go for a walk and come back as if nothing had happened .
5 as if he had something on his mind .
6 There was a severe , worn pressure of thought about his temples , a fire in his eye ( as if he saw something in objects more than outward appearance ) , an intense , high , narrow forehead , a Roman nose , cheeks furrowed by a strong purpose , and a convulsive inclination to laughter about the mouth , a good deal at variance with the solemn , stately expression of
7 He says he felt as if he knew her from a previous life — of course he did .
8 If he publishes untrue defamatory matter recklessly , without considering or caring whether it be true or not , he is in this , as in other branches of the law , treated as if he knew it to be false .
9 So we turned up and the fellow had the opportunity , therefore , of hearing his concerto played off by little Wolfgang as if he knew it by heart …
10 He said this kindly , as if he meant it as a tip she could use on her next date — which obviously was not going to be with him .
11 He turned to her with a searching expression , as if he suspected her of withholding something .
12 Her father glared at her as if he suspected her of having the whole thing arranged behind his back .
13 Isaac proceeds as if he knows nothing of the events surrounding the pot of soup .
14 The scene of crime officer kept looking at him , as if he found him in the way but did not know how to say so .
15 When he sat there at table it was as if he held himself in check .
16 He could n't understand what the lecturer was talking about because he knew nothing about accounts .
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