Example sentences of "[prep] if [verb] him [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | A translucent figure appeared before him , its three fingered hand outstretched as if to claim him for death . |
2 | His ability to face anything was severely tested by Mr Multhrop , who clutched him firmly by his lapels as he entered the door , as if holding him under close arrest , an impression strengthened by the sight of a uniformed policeman standing behind him . |
3 | She moved past them , smiling at Axel , as if welcoming him for the first time . |
4 | as if to remind him of the past , Controller Macdonald had a large video print of that moment on one wall of his office , which was in the basement . |
5 | Spurred by a fleeting but unmistakable echo of Thetis 's music , interpolated in its original key as if to remind him of his mother 's counsel , and by the groaning shades of his dead countrymen , he sets forth to exact vengeance for the Trojan victory ( ex.10 ) . |
6 | These icy cold droplets seemed to cut through to the bone as if to punish him for the way he was . |
7 | She opened her arms as if to gather him into them but he simply grinned and walked straight past her . |
8 | Vincent looked at him , as if seeing him for the first time . |
9 | She looked up at Trent , as if seeing him for the first time : ‘ I 'd have drowned if you 'd left me on the Key . ’ |
10 | She made as if to poke him in the eye . |
11 | ‘ We ’ , the stupid , ignorant , umbrage-taking members of Mark 's congregation , thought Sophia , moving closer to her husband as if to protect him from them . |
12 | The mare 's breathing was heavy and distressed and she kept turning her head round to him as if asking him for help . |
13 | She extended a hand to Pascoe , as if introducing him to strangers . |
14 | She caught the drift of his thinking , switched on an open smile as if to compliment him on his loyalty , and said : ‘ I think you 'll find Hilda 's part in my husband 's life put perfectly fairly when Mr Kronweiser 's book comes out . ’ |
15 | as if to aid him in his thought , Cat changed the music and let a waltz in . |