Example sentences of "if [pers pn] were at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The earth curved up and around me wherever I went , as if I were at the bottom of a dish , and no matter how far I travelled I could get no nearer the rim — like a spaceman hurtling , as he thinks , towards the edge of the universe , only to find it unfolding before him and closing in behind , so that he is always at the centre . |
| 2 | Mainly there was silence , in still greenish light , as if she were at the bottom of a pool . |
| 3 | It was n't the ‘ gentle , angelic Allen of earlier readings in London ’ , wrote McGrath , and ‘ some of the audience responded as if they were at a bear baiting ’ . |
| 4 | He accused his country 's batsmen of playing ‘ shots as if they were at a gunfight in the old Wild West ’ . |
| 5 | His harsh voice shouted at them as if they were at the top of the rigging , rather than a stone 's throw from his feet . |
| 6 | For example , an ambiguous stop segment at the beginning of would be less likely to be identified as than if it were at the beginning of . |