Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [to-vb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a meeting on April 21-22 the Democratic Platform 's co-ordinating council was divided over the question of whether to begin creating a new party immediately , with those in favour of an immediate split from the CPSU forming a steering committee chaired by Nikolai Travkin . |
| 2 | She looked away , then looked back at him , as if to say Do n't toy with me . |
| 3 | He 'd got up , and he was looking at me as if to say Coming ? supposing he was the kind of normal person who said that kind of thing . |
| 4 | He paused as if to draw breathe , and bawled : " What 's the matter with your eye ? " |
| 5 | In the morning , I dressed as if to go shopping , leaving my case and the new clothes in the wardrobe , the perfume on the dresser . ’ |
| 6 | Aggie again looked to the side as if to help check the escape of some quick retort from her lips . |
| 7 | He runs a hand across his mouth , as if to keep wiping off his smile . |
| 8 | They were talking to each other loudly as if to keep lurking wood-spirits at bay , and I did vividly remember that teenage spooky feeling of being alone in wild woodland and at the mercy of supernatural eyes . |
| 9 | as if to avoid meeting her , Agnes hurried out into the corridor . |
| 10 | Madame Gebrec screwed up her mouth and made a dismissive gesture , as if to avoid contact with something unpleasant . |
| 11 | All said they were going to consult their leaders for fresh mandates on whether to continue participating in the 26-party democracy talks . |
| 12 | Based on your analysis write a brief report for the Bank advising them on whether to continue to provide finance for Belper Ltd . |
| 13 | LAW lords who must rule on whether to stop feeding Hillsborough coma victim Tony Bland were told yesterday his case was different from any other because he was n't dying . |