Example sentences of "if [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of their immediate task , all members of the Far Eastern foursome were agreed : the Old Course 's opening drive , as if designed to put all golfers at ease , is not demanding . |
| 2 | ‘ On Monday … ’ repeated the Substitute , as if wanting to take this piece of information in very particularly . |
| 3 | The cross-sectional area , assuming incompressibility of the substance ( which is a good approximation ) , must therefore be considerably decreased and stresses calculated on the original area will be seriously in error if used to determine constitutive relations on the strained material . |
| 4 | ‘ What in God 's name made those noises ? ’ blurted Edgar , looking around , as if expecting to see some scene of carnage . |
| 5 | In Butler 's case this led to a radical campaign against the Contagious Diseases ( CD ) Acts of the 1860s ( under which prostitutes were subject to compulsory medical inspection and detained if found to have venereal disease ) , which she saw as part of the double moral standard oppressing all women and debasing family life . |
| 6 | Those that meet with approval are then usually tried out on the terraces , and if found to have some power , make their way into the repertoire . |
| 7 | If allowed to remain this waste matter will eventually get trapped into pockets by fibres deep in your skin leading to the familiar spongy , dimpled skin texture known as cellulite . |
| 8 | Just amazed , with the mouth a little open , as if preparing to formulate some cry . |
| 9 | The EC had conditionally ended trade sanctions against Serbia on April 7 [ for their imposition see pp. 38559 ; 38684 ] , but warned of renewed sanctions , and even a severing of diplomatic links with Yugoslavia , if fighting involving Serbian forces in Bosnia-Hercegovina had not abated by April 29 . |
| 10 | Nor , incidentally , will there be any point in my arguing that I have voted for Hazel on personal grounds and with no political intention : Hazel is a Nutty Party candidate and will if elected accept that Party 's whip . |
| 11 | He moved out of the bright firelight into the shadows by the wall as if hoping to escape further questioning . |