Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [subord] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Iris closed her eyes and began speaking slowly as if reciting a lesson . |
| 2 | The mahout , as he gives a command , reinforces the order with leg pressure just as if riding a horse . |
| 3 | An elderly man with a white pointed beard was being shepherded into a chauffeur-driven car by the short rough-haired woman in a thick tweed suit , who had been at Rupert 's house that evening in the autumn ; a little man carrying two heavy-looking suitcases was hurrying away as if to catch a train ; a group of younger men and women was standing on the pavement , talking and laughing . |
| 4 | Whichever substance you use , put it on in as concentrated a form as you can using a large paint brush . |
| 5 | Other features to look out for when choosing a hairdryer are a comfortable handle , a removable air filter that can be cleaned , a hanging loop and a nozzle to direct the air flow . |
| 6 | Over the past two months I 've dealt with what you need to look out for when buying a computer and how to tell if the machine you intend to buy is well built . |
| 7 | Now he looked positively sinister , his eyes continually flashing around as if seeking a challenge . |
| 8 | Almost as if leading a child , they took the woman from the room , and the Mother Superior , herself on the point of leaving , turned and looked towards where Millie was still standing riveted to the spot . |
| 9 | It plucked her from her feet and spun her round , tumbling her back uphill as if playing a game of roll-a-ball . |