Example sentences of "[prep] if reading [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | as if reading her thoughts the Minister leaned forward a little . |
| 2 | as if reading her thoughts , Mrs Browning then said , ‘ It is not that I am afraid of dying , you know . |
| 3 | as if reading her thoughts , Ricky said , ‘ Better still , we 'll go out . ’ |
| 4 | as if reading her thoughts , her husband said : |
| 5 | as if reading her mind , he said over his shoulder , ‘ There 's coffee in the percolator . |
| 6 | as if reading her thoughts , Veronica hurried on . |
| 7 | as if reading her thoughts , he smiled . |
| 8 | ‘ Did I accuse you of being as hard as nails ? ’ he teased gently , at last , as if reading her mind . |
| 9 | Philip French wrote in The Times , ‘ Once again , the considerable talent of Michael Crawford is squandered on feeble material , and he is excusably incapable of convincing us of the irresistible attraction of an insipid newcomer called Genevieve Gilles , who delivers her lines as if reading them from the small print of an oculist 's chart ( from which they might well have derived ) . |
| 10 | ‘ What killed the old Ireland was not only television , but the motor car , ’ Sean proceeded , as if reading my mind . |
| 11 | ‘ I did ask to sit next to you , ’ Erica remarked , as if reading my thoughts as I sat down , ‘ once I knew you 'd be here . ’ |
| 12 | as if reading his mind Maggie tugged him across in front of her so that he could comfort his wife . |
| 13 | as if reading his mind , Culley asked , ‘ Where have they gone ? ’ |