Example sentences of "[prep] if [verb] for [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trainer sat up in his chair and looked about the table as if searching for something to throw at her . |
| 2 | Nicholson dismissed the warders , returning to the window for a moment as if searching for something out in the windswept yard . |
| 3 | The man was alone ; he looked alternately towards the house and then down , as if searching for something on the dashboard . |
| 4 | She looked into his eyes , as if searching for something in them ; her white face made the dark , heavy-browed eyes look lost and empty , and after a while he could not look into them anymore , and had to smile and look away . |
| 5 | All three glanced about the dockside , as if looking for somebody else . |
| 6 | They had waterskied , swooping round the northern end of Inch Island , making great arcs along the shore , as if looking for something . |
| 7 | He began walking towards it and she saw that he had one hand inside his jacket , as if reaching for something . |
| 8 | For a moment he paused at the threshold , but then turned back inside , taking in the sight of an ivory chess set , a small telescope , a number of small fluted carvings , and the fine hangings adorning the wall , observing everything with a cocked head as if listening for something . |
| 9 | Josie glanced over the arrangements , as if checking for anything that she may have missed . |
| 10 | Without moving he watched McQuaid struggle from the car and then stand leaning on the open door as if waiting for someone to appear . |
| 11 | It was when the pale flood of light returned that Stephen saw the man — He was quite a long way off , not far in from the road , and he was standing quite still as if waiting for someone or watching . |
| 12 | As soon as Felicity had left , she let go of him and they stood side by side , as if waiting for someone to photograph and frame them , listening to the slow ascent of Felicity up the stairs . |
| 13 | For long moments she simply sat , as if waiting for someone to tell her what to do , her own power of reasoning immobilised . |