Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] if a " in BNC.
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| 1 | No wonder Denmark signalled its dissatisfaction with Maastricht and all it stands for if a batsman needs 10,000 words of multi-lingual explanation before he is allowed to take guard . |
| 2 | He just looks as if a puff of wind would blow him away , ’ George finished . |
| 3 | This is a Southern Asian fish which can reach lengths well over 24in ( 60cm ) , with a base colour of gold/brown , it then looks as if a tyre has run along the length of the body leaving dark brown tread markings all along the eel . |
| 4 | The initiative was not continued , but it now looks as if a new partner has been found in the shape of the Venice Soprintendenza . |
| 5 | Turns round and looks as if a bus had hit it . |
| 6 | It looks as if a false belief could never be indefeasibly justified since there would always be some truth ( even if only the negation of the false belief ) whose addition would destroy the justification . |
| 7 | After that , the pace of your life will begin to slow down and although confusion will reign supreme around the 26th , it looks as if a long-awaited breakthrough will materialise . |
| 8 | She looks as if a wind could blow her away . " |
| 9 | If your engine is using a lot of oil it sounds as if a replacement or rebuild is required . |
| 10 | Looking back , it almost seems as if a policy of ‘ build 'em up , knock 'em down ’ was being formally instituted . |
| 11 | It seems as if a disillusionment , the communists are trying you know , trying policies |
| 12 | She gasps , and jumps as if a weasel has bitten her backside . |