Example sentences of "if [verb] [to-vb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ On Monday … ’ repeated the Substitute , as if wanting to take this piece of information in very particularly . |
| 2 | ‘ What in God 's name made those noises ? ’ blurted Edgar , looking around , as if expecting to see some scene of carnage . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Just amazed , with the mouth a little open , as if preparing to formulate some cry . |
| 7 | He moved out of the bright firelight into the shadows by the wall as if hoping to escape further questioning . |