Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [subord] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet he was such a skilful flyer that to an American of the Lafayette Squadron it seemed as if a plane obeyed his thoughts rather than the controls , and at Verdun alone he shot down six German aircraft and a balloon . |
| 2 | The reason for prescribing this medication , and the plan for its use should be explained to the patient and agreed upon before a prescription is supplied . |
| 3 | Ruth felt as if a blow had been delivered to her ribs with a mallet . |
| 4 | Virginia felt as if a steel door had slammed shut inside her . |
| 5 | When Virginia Woolf first read Lawrence , she said she felt as if a curtain had been thrown back , so she could see , clearly , for the first time , the intensity of family relationships . |
| 6 | IT FELT as if an earthquake had just hit the City . |
| 7 | The light seemed to fade from the brightly shimmering early evening as she heard him , and her heart felt as if an iron band was tightening mercilessly about it . |
| 8 | The interior was probably quite well furnished in the ordinary way , but right now it looked as if a tornado had been through it . |
| 9 | He must have been about seventeen and was so-pale and thin he looked as if a gust of wind might blow him away . |
| 10 | There was a time , at the end of summer , a hopeful time , when it looked as if a lot of would-be railway companies would simply vanish , like the mushrooms they were . |
| 11 | And when Biarritz scored a quick try and Blanco landed a sensational penalty from about 60 metres it looked as if a miracle seemed possible simply because so many people passionately wanted it to happen . |
| 12 | The car was so low it looked as if a giant had tried to stub it out and it was clear that getting out of the bucket seat gave the Greek momentary altitude sickness . |
| 13 | The shelf was full , except for a small gap , where it looked as if a book had been taken out . |
| 14 | He glared as if an answer to the contrary would be taken as heresy . |
| 15 | She spoke with an accent so soft that it sounded as if an h was attached to each consonant . |
| 16 | Carey looked worried and Doctor Agrippa sat as if a spectator at some masque or mummer 's play . |