Example sentences of "if [verb] it [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the patina chemical is too strong , dilute with a little water and , if using it for the first time , do a test on a sample piece of copper . |
| 2 | She sat down before the dressing-table , automatically picking up a hairbrush , but the sight of her own reflection in the mirror distracted her , and for long moments she simply stared at her own face , as if seeing it through the eyes of a stranger . |
| 3 | He moved round and joined them and stared intently at the portrait as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 4 | Sam looked at the revolver as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 5 | Charles found he was watching much of the play as if seeing it for the first time . |
| 6 | Moreover , they choose to disregard the ordinary law governing the transfer of title , calling it the civil law , as if to contrast it with the criminal law and thus render it surplus to requirements . |
| 7 | Before Mungo and Emily could focus on it , Vic made as if to throw it into the air . |