Example sentences of "[prep] if [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lit up a cigarette and moved his mouth around as he inhaled as if chewing the flavour of the smoke . |
| 2 | He twitched his shoulders as if shrugging the burden of Georgina on to the new arrival . |
| 3 | The coroner sat with lips pursed , staring down at the empty platters and dishes as if wishing the food he had devoured would magically reappear . |
| 4 | On one occasion he put his handprints on the painting as if beseeching the canvas to acknowledge the exiled body . |
| 5 | as if embracing the limbo of the stateless person , Joyce called himself Wilhelm Froelich , the surname ‘ Joyful ’ being a pun upon his own . |
| 6 | It 's not as if murdering the Admiral was a sensible course of action . |
| 7 | It was almost as if stroking the kitten was a substitute for touching her hair . |
| 8 | The crowds in turn shouted ‘ no violence ! ’ and put their hands above their heads , as if daring the Volkspolizei , the people 's police , and the plainclothes men , the Stasis , to beat them . |
| 9 | He raised his whisky right in front of the Apache , as if daring the Apache to try the same thing on him . |
| 10 | She looked at Sir John more guardedly , as if realising the coroner was not the fool he liked to appear . |
| 11 | ‘ He would n't speak to you , Gilbert , ’ continued Rohmer , still staring at the shattered window as if willing the lightning to return . |
| 12 | Harrison drew back his jaw as if riding the blow . |
| 13 | Gaunt raised his hand as if welcoming the plaudits of the crowd . |
| 14 | The man threw his hands this way and that , as if urging the cottages to speak for themselves . |
| 15 | The priest smiled , as if encouraging the women to indulge in this local taste which was still clearly unknown in their distant land . |
| 16 | He glanced down at my notes and touched his own chest , first on the left then on the right as if beginning the sign of the cross : ‘ Both . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ There were the customary acclamations from the populace as I rode in procession to the Guildhall this morning — indeed it seemed to me that my subjects had never before greeted me with such enthusiasm , ’ Edward told her , gazing into the fire as if reliving the morning 's events . |
| 18 | as if remembering the steps of a dance she walked to the long cheval mirror in the bedroom and tried on the dress , a dark grey beaded silk gown by Bruce Oldfield . |
| 19 | Smacks her forehead as if remembering the obvious . |
| 20 | The man grimaced , waving his hands in the air as if mimicking the bear . |
| 21 | Dana always sat with his legs wide apart , as if inviting the touch of eyes , if not hands . |
| 22 | ‘ Aye , we know , Father , ’ Stanley said , as if hearing the story for the umpteenth time . |
| 23 | The usher looked round irritatedly , as if hearing the bell for the first time , and gestured to the man to remove his hat . |
| 24 | In one house pulverized by a shell all that remained was a bust of Napoleon , arms folded and facing north as if defying the Germans with its stony glare . |
| 25 | She laughed often ; a great sudden masculine sound , jerking her arms as if elbowing the air out of the way . |
| 26 | His voice had become blank , as if reflecting the utter bleakness of his life . |
| 27 | She held the pole two handed , as if administering the death thrust with Excalibur , plunging it up and down in the soggy mass with a ferocity that had little to do with getting the clothes clean . |
| 28 | She indicated that it was a musical film and then stretched her perfect fingertips above her eyes horizontally as if scanning the horizon . |
| 29 | She stared him full in the eye , as if seeking the truth in the way he looked at her , rather than in the words he spoke . |
| 30 | He stared down into the depths of the carp pool , as if seeking the certainty of the past , then shook his head . |