Example sentences of "if [verb] from [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Energy radiating from one focus is reflected by a hyperbola as if to radiate from the other focus . |
| 2 | It is possible to use softer colours in an arrangement but only if separated from the variegated foliage by a stronger colour , otherwise the effect can be weak . |
| 3 | Equally , the projected image may itself incorporate movement , especially if shot from a fast-moving source ( a helicopter , aeroplane or whatever ) , in which case even the nearer parts of the background will be fairly distant . |
| 4 | With remarkable prescience , Oresme recognized that , if shot from a rotating earth , the arrow would have a motion compounded of two simultaneous motions . |
| 5 | Certain types of pulsating stars , known as Cepheids and R R Lyrae , have the same absolute brightness — which means they would be equally bright if seen from the same distance . |
| 6 | Taczek leant back , slung his arms behind his head and stretched his chunky arms as if waking from a deep sleep . |
| 7 | as if to escape from the great pool of light , the destroyer gathered speed , but it moved with her , red , green , and orange tracer streaming into her sides . |
| 8 | The cutting , too , has meaning : fast , significant , hinting , pausing for an instant on an idea then darting away as if to shrink from a risky suggestion . |
| 9 | The crime is to disclose an official secret , probably even if extracted from the accused at the point of a pistol . |