Example sentences of "[prep] if she [vb mod] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | She looked as if she might explode at any moment . |
2 | The Queen Mother is of course impeccably bred , though she 's failed to make it to the last 3 Chelsea Flower Shows and looks as if she 'll remain at home again this year . |
3 | There was an ache in her solar plexus , growing and expanding , until she felt as if she would explode with the pain of her suppressed emotions . |
4 | She had an impression of being lifted up from the bed — she had cried out in agony , feeling as if she would break in half — and laid upon a stretcher . |
5 | Some reason why he was watching her cautiously as if she would erupt with anger . |
6 | And when Cadfael came slowly back to her across the empty court , she stood in his way great-eyed , fronting him gravely as if she would penetrate into the most remote recesses of his mind . |
7 | He loved her like a woman and he ran his hands lightly over her as if she would respond to his touch . |
8 | Although in the event the old lady died first , towards the end it looked as if she would need to be taken in by one of her descendants and this caused distinct tension : ‘ we had least room and everything — and least money ’ , but ‘ there was a bit of squabbling in family . |
9 | The girl looked as if she could do with a fairy godmother , or perhaps just a mother . |
10 | The different ages of her life seemed to exist simultaneously , as if she could move from age to age according to how she felt . |
11 | There was a slight tremor to the hand she had raised , as if she could hold off the madness that way , and she dropped it swiftly as she absorbed the hardness of his saturnine face and the overt demand glittering hotly in his eyes . |
12 | But Gudrun 's admiration for Breadalby is grudging , perhaps because it is still in private hands : ‘ she spoke with some resentment in her voice , as if she were captivated unwillingly , as if she must admire against her will ’ . |
13 | Robyn gave a small cry of frustration and wrapped the gown close around her naked breasts , cursing the flush of embarrassment that surged upwards until she felt as if she 'd burn with the intensity of it . |
14 | as if she 'd dream of approaching Lubor for inside information ! |
15 | But his eyes never left her distant , shadowed figure , seeing at once how slowly she moved , how awkwardly , hobbling down the steps one by one , stopping time and again to rest , her whole body crooked , one hand clutching the side rail tightly , as if she 'd fall without it . |