Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [subord] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pockets were emptied of loose change , parcels scanned as if for a malignant tumour and handbags rifled for evidence of evil intent . |
| 2 | The white marble squares on the pavement glowed as if on a phantom chessboard . |
| 3 | He rose as if in a daze , found a space on the floor and sat down . |
| 4 | But in winter , ‘ As the darkness thickened the wind increased , and each blast raked the iron railings before the houses till they hummed as if in a song of derision ’ . |
| 5 | And there were dark rings under his eyes , which burned as if with a fever . |
| 6 | And there came with him thirty and six Kings , and one Moorish Queen , who was a negress , and she brought with her two hundred horsewomen , all negresses like herself , all having their hair shorn save a tuft on the top , and this was in token that they came as if upon a pilgrimage , and to obtain the remission of their sins ; and they were all armed in coats of mail and with Turkish bows . |
| 7 | ‘ Father of evil , ’ he intoned as if in a travesty of prayer , ‘ and Grandfather too … ’ |
| 8 | He seemed to be moving through mud , his actions hampered as if in a dream . |
| 9 | He turned his face back to her and she shook as if with a sudden , electric shock . |
| 10 | Her breasts wobbled as if with a slow rhythm of their own . |
| 11 | When the villagers stared , they smiled and waved as if on a royal tour . |
| 12 | She heard her name again , and again she emerged as if from a dream and found that time had passed . |
| 13 | I can not account for its striking me more now than any other day , but it was as if new to me ; and I listened to every sentence he spoke as if to a musical composition . ’ |
| 14 | Wynne-Jones stood as if in a daze . |
| 15 | She sat as if on a throne : her dark eyes glowed . |