Example sentences of "if [verb] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.

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1 On the other hand his most impressive contribution , the Black Nude of 1961 , has many design elements of English painting of the day , if treated with some passion .
2 He stared down at her for a few seconds , almost as if searching for some clue hidden in her expression .
3 This means giving them assistance in their cases , and even ( with the client 's consent ) taking cases for them in court if owing to some clash of appointments they find themselves unable to appear .
4 Sometimes , when I made a move towards the cottage door , as if to leave on some errand , he called me back .
5 The group sat quite still as if bound by some secret .
6 Two thoroughbred stallions panted heavily as if driven at some pace .
7 It was a strong baby , bedraggled and bloody , as if pulled from some ruin .
8 If protected in some way , either by vegetation or by falling into holes in the ground , small mammal bones quickly become buried and protected in this way from weathering .
9 Rainbow , looking towards my mirror as if hoping for some kind of guidance , is pulled backwards through the kitchen door .
10 When the man saw this , he began to walk more quickly , then to run , as if triggered by some vulnerability in Nicola that he had n't found before .
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