Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] on a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sat as if on a throne : her dark eyes glowed . |
| 2 | It grew a little clearer , as if on a gust of wind — but there was no wind ; swelling , then fading away . |
| 3 | As soon as I see that a patient 's breathing pattern is changing dramatically or that the eye movement behind the closed lids is altering , I instruct him to be aware of and to understand all that is happening but to see it as if on a film or television screen , so that he is completely detached and feels no physical or mental distress whatsoever . |
| 4 | He hummed softly ‘ There 'll always be an England ’ and joked as he shifted the weight of his rucksack ‘ as if on a walking holiday ’ . |
| 5 | The way that had been made through the fallen rock was very narrow and uneven and to take John out he was laid on a board and pushed along as if on a sledge . |
| 6 | It was two in the morning and she walked the short distance to her home as if on a cushion of air . |
| 7 | That way , by walking between the long tables as if on a tour of inspection , they could view the prospects without embarrassment . |
| 8 | ‘ He gave me six points for this country so clearly that I saw them as if on a black-board and could simply copy them down . ’ |
| 9 | They drew up with a rasp of gravel just behind the trailer , and Sergeant Allen 's head popped out as if on a string . |
| 10 | One alternative Chinese perspective is shen yuan , in which the viewer is placed as if on a hill , and the horizon line is thus high up , almost a bird 's eye view . |
| 11 | It spun as it went , and at once the spinning of earth and sky seemed to centre on it , as if on a vortex . |
| 12 | Words tumbled through his mind , and inside his head he could see himself — as if on a stage — daring the figure to make its business known . |