Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] if [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though , ’ he added slowly as if thinking something out , ‘ I did n't leave there for , oh , about twenty , perhaps thirty minutes , I should n't wonder . |
| 2 | Sarah shook her head slowly as if to clear it . |
| 3 | It is no more than the action of clashing their teeth together as if sinking them into the neck of the prey , in the specialized killing bite of the cat , but it has become a sound signal that many observers have commented on . |
| 4 | Even so , he lit the lamp on his desk , put a fresh cigarette in his holder and firmly affixed his monocle — all as if to reassure himself , as if to confirm both his identity and his authority : Colonel Eric R. S. Windsor , DSO , Colonel-in Chief of His Majesty 's 16th Infantry Division , currently stationed in Cambridge Barracks , Cork . |
| 5 | She put the receiver down quickly as if to stop me from asking anything else about her illness , and it reminded me sharply of my Aunt Viv , bright , spirited and horse mad to the end . |
| 6 | If this , combined with its vivid display of black and white fur , does not deter the enemy , it may then start swaying its body back and forth as if cranking itself up for action . |
| 7 | Lucenzo tensed , his eyes glowering dangerously as if to threaten her . |
| 8 | Li Hang Ch'i made a small motion of his chin , lifting it slightly as if considering his grandson 's words ; a gesture that Li Shai Tung recognised immediately as his own . |
| 9 | She was biting on her lip now as if regretting her words ; then she added , ‘ It is n't every woman that can bear a child , and she does n't look a child-bearer to me . |
| 10 | Her hands were on the belt , almost as if to deny him . |
| 11 | He stared at her , almost as if seeing his daughter for the very first time , his eyes boring into her , and she suffered his scrutiny as best she could . |
| 12 | Now he lifted the whisk and moved to flick the stiff little brush with swift , sure gestures over the casing of the demi-divine dead paladin , commencing at his massive shoulders , descending reverently to his feet , almost as if dusting him — yet with quite a different consequence . |
| 13 | The younger man grunts and moves forward as if to stop him . |
| 14 | Garvey moved forward as if to defend his herd . |
| 15 | Very slowly and deliberately Isambard slipped his feet clear of the stirrups and leaned forward as if to swing himself out of the saddle , but in the act he jabbed home hard into the beast 's side with his right spur , and drove him not forward , but flinching sidelong into the bushes in a wild leap ; and leaning both hands on the pommel of his saddle he vaulted out of it and dropped crashing into the bushes almost on top of Owen . |
| 16 | Here and there , they caught sight of a fluid red-gold figure in between the trees and once a huge oak tree seemed to bend forward as if inclining its head to inspect them . |
| 17 | He was already standing apart and when he saw Harriet coming , he alone moved forward as if to challenge her . |
| 18 | People in Donegal listened earnestly to the priest , craning forward as if to show him that they were there , but did not seem to be taking in the words . |
| 19 | The Anti-Rex smiled sweetly upon Ed Kelley , leaned forward as if to kiss his cheek and ripped off his other ear . |
| 20 | Jennifer was silent again as if choosing her words with great care , then slowly she said , ‘ Before I answer that , Rachel , there 's something I want to ask you . ’ |
| 21 | I know something about you that you do not know yourself ’ He paused , again as if to let me prepare myself . |
| 22 | That ’ s our stupidity , ’ he said sadly as if unburdening himself of a great guilt . |
| 23 | Behind him , Paxton 's body lay amongst the frozen dancers and entertainers smiling down blankly as if welcoming him . |