Example sentences of "[prep] if [pers pn] [verb] [verb] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | It looked as if we had won this initial bout but men like Swire Sugden do n't give up that easily . |
| 2 | ‘ Respect for the dead , ’ he said , speaking to Carrie quite angrily , as if she had questioned this action . |
| 3 | as if she had known this all along but had hoped something different . |
| 4 | When I was silent he came towards me , took my hands , and said with a formal air as if he had prepared this speech , ‘ I 'm so sorry I upset you . |
| 5 | It was almost as if he had chosen this quiet tunnel in a relatively quiet station so that he could sing to himself undisturbed , carry on singing without having to admit to himself that this was a hopeless task , that he was n't going to get anything . |
| 6 | ‘ It inspected me , ’ said Caspar , sounding as if he had found this amusing . |
| 7 | ‘ Biography time , ’ he observed with a dry smile as if he 'd done this dinner-table routine with countless women before . |
| 8 | You are welcome to call me at home on if you want to discuss this , but note that I am away between the 3rd-19th April . |