Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Who does that belong to ? ’ he asks , and I squeeze my legs together as though to resist him , and it feels good ; so good that my back arches . |
| 2 | Lucasta Redburn rubbed her hands together as though washing them in invisible soap and water , a sign of displeasure . |
| 3 | This is seen as a shade different from the enforcement of a sentence as such ; and there can be a practical difference where , as is often the case , the enforcing State keeps the confiscated property rather than than transmitting it to the State in which the order was made . |
| 4 | Choices tend to be about when to implement a given policy rather than whether to implement it . |
| 5 | And they would lay just when and collect them eggs that night afore the gale . |
| 6 | They take him aside as though inviting him into their conspiracy . |
| 7 | Although she knew that he would n't wake , she turned the handle of the door as carefully as if expecting it to explode . |
| 8 | Okay that 's a good guess or as you said Kelly you could just use your , your fraction here as and mark it off cos you know that 's a third or you could measure the angle on the fraction and see what it comes to oh yes |
| 9 | Everything conspires to whisk you back into the past , including the statue of a fierce bearded mercenary leaning on his shield and grasping his pike firmly as though challenging you to try to take it from him . |