Example sentences of "[prep] if [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But then he stood , although his hand rested momentarily on my shoulder , as if to reassure me ; to say it did not matter . |
| 2 | They shepherded their charges with a cheerful , maternal competence as if to reassure them that the place might look like a prison but was as gently beneficent as a nursing home and that they were only there for their own good . |
| 3 | Laidlaw watched Graham until he had disappeared into the house then touched his holstered P220 automatic as if to reassure himself . |
| 4 | Even so , he lit the lamp on his desk , put a fresh cigarette in his holder and firmly affixed his monocle — all as if to reassure himself , as if to confirm both his identity and his authority : Colonel Eric R. S. Windsor , DSO , Colonel-in Chief of His Majesty 's 16th Infantry Division , currently stationed in Cambridge Barracks , Cork . |
| 5 | She gripped my arms as she hugged me , as if to reassure herself I was n't going to disappear . |
| 6 | as if to reassure herself , she coldly analysed his features from under thick gold-brown eyelashes . |
| 7 | The sky was heavy with rain-filled clouds which pressed down on the dome of St Paul 's as if to deflate it , and the wharves and warehouses bordering the river cowered like black giants in the smoky gloom . |
| 8 | He imagined for a moment that he was still in short pants , until she turned to him and added , ‘ What I mean is , I would have still recognised you , ’ and as if to soften her first statement she added further , ‘ Of course , you 've grown much taller . |
| 9 | The Prince smiled , as if to soften his sartorial orders , then gestured at one of his Dutch aides . |
| 10 | A translucent figure appeared before him , its three fingered hand outstretched as if to claim him for death . |
| 11 | He spoke as if to placate her . |
| 12 | She swung her arm as if to hit him , but Johnny caught hold of it and pushed her hand away . |
| 13 | His face goes white , then red , and he raises his fist to me as if to hit me , thinks better of it , pushes his nose in the air and his voice down to his boots . |
| 14 | as if to say we have come this far , |
| 15 | He made as if to say something , but I just beamed at him and he had to let it go . |
| 16 | Jenkins turned as if to say something and Werewolf waved a hand at him . |
| 17 | Anyway I 'll , I 'll just finish er telling you this , so Robert 's then sitting back smug with himself and looking at me as if to say what do you think about then , and I 'm thinking I 've heard these words before , where have I heard these words before |
| 18 | Once or twice she met Carrie 's eye and smiled as if to say she felt just as she did . |
| 19 | She shrugged , not dismissively but as if to say she was helpless . |
| 20 | Mindful of the stable-room boiler and the bucket , she gave him a brilliant smile as she stepped down and then she said , ‘ Twenty minutes , Murphy , ’ and he grimaced faintly again , as if to say he knew perfectly well she would be twenty minutes , ladies calling always were . |
| 21 | as if to say you ca n't get me now . |
| 22 | who was rather sarcastic , sarcastic , I said to her erm , oh you 're still alive then , as if to say you have n't rang me rang you . |
| 23 | He was n't good at being specific ; he shook his head as if to say there were so many problems he did n't know where to begin . |
| 24 | as if to refute everything that Celia had been thinking , Dr Shalcross suddenly said , ‘ Many women fight shy of motherhood for one reason or another . |
| 25 | as if to illustrate his point , the early volunteers on site for the first passenger services of the year on Saturday , April 11 , were the ladies . |
| 26 | Without being aware of her movements , she had withdrawn her hands , as if to distance herself from him . |
| 27 | as if to signal their displeasure the Dutch parliament passed a constitutional amendment in 1952 incorporating West New Guinea into the Netherlands and closing off further discussion of the issue . |
| 28 | He half sat up and put out a hand as if to touch her , aware that something traumatic had occurred . |
| 29 | He flicked the corner of his cloak at Izzie to clear her off the table — as if to touch her would dirty his hands . |
| 30 | ‘ Have a cigarette , ’ he says , and as if to persuade me he lights one himself in the corridor . |