Example sentences of "if [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , ‘ I invite nobody into my soul ’ he declares , as if to banish the exhibitionist thought.44 And then if the search for suffering is allowed to eclipse the rest , we are back with Marmeladov squinnying into the bottom of his vodka jug ; whereas Stavrogin saying he wants to forgive himself might be Raskolnikov pondering retrospectively , selfcritically , on his admission of guilt at the police station . |
| 2 | She choked out Rosalba 's message , that he should meet her there , in the same place , tomorrow , that he should come , as if to light a candle , and she would be there , doing the same thing , early , before the morning Mass . |
| 3 | I lowered my head quickly , as if to acknowledge the truth spoken by the old woman Khadija when she heard of my decision to travel to London . |
| 4 | If to carry the comparison further one consults the ranking order of precious stones current in mid-Victorian times set out in Kluge 's handbook of 1860 , one still finds some degree of continuity but notable changes in ranking order . |
| 5 | Culley nodded as if to confirm the fact , and Helen gave a small start . |
| 6 | Specifically , the CD-ROM player ( sometimes , as if to emphasise the computer connection , called a ‘ disc drive ’ ) has to be linked via a suitable interface to a computer . |
| 7 | as if to emphasise the significance of this movement , Ricci took a full minute to perform the simple rotation . |
| 8 | Topaz Chilcott walked behind her family , hanging back a little as if to emphasise the fact that she had never really been accepted by it . |
| 9 | Responding to what they say are inaccurate press stories — which we have not seen — Micro Focus Plc has issued a statement with Microsoft Corp 's concurrence , saying that their current agreement between will expire on September 30 , but that both want to continue their business relationship into the future and are exploring the terms for the new agreement ; as if to emphasise the point , Microsoft yesterday announced shipment of Microsoft Cobol professional development system version 5.0 for Windows , with support for the Visual Basic programming system for Windows and embedded structure query language ; it says the new release incorporates the latest version of the Micro Focus compiler , and creates executable files faster and smaller than previous releases ; it is $900 , now . |
| 10 | as if to emphasise the point , Matthew ends the Gospel by Jesus ' mission charge to the disciples , ‘ Go there-fore , and make disciples of all nations . ’ |
| 11 | There is always the chance that they could — ’ The Manchu expanded his hands outward as if to indicate the idea that the population of Tarvaras might explode out into the galaxy . |
| 12 | Or in Goffmann 's own example of the man who trips in the street , to his own and no one else 's inconvenience , who then feels it necessary to retrace his steps and conscientiously examine the sidewalk — as if to establish the impression that the fault lies in the pavement and not , as might otherwise be suspected , in the nervous system of the person concerned . |
| 13 | While frank HM opener ‘ Swivelhead ’ tears the teeth out your gaping mouth , ‘ Candy Deceit ’ slows the whole thing down to ‘ Drowners ’ speed , daring confetti to rain down on us as if to finalise the effect . |
| 14 | She examined me closely , as if to discover the reason for this strange event , and shook her head , still puzzled . |
| 15 | An elderly man with a white pointed beard was being shepherded into a chauffeur-driven car by the short rough-haired woman in a thick tweed suit , who had been at Rupert 's house that evening in the autumn ; a little man carrying two heavy-looking suitcases was hurrying away as if to catch a train ; a group of younger men and women was standing on the pavement , talking and laughing . |
| 16 | He crouched down and clung to the rail with his right hand and reached out with his left as if to punch a hole through the wall . |
| 17 | And I made as if to open the door . |
| 18 | as if to highlight the fact that the referee 's performance was as inconsistent as everybody 's else 's , McGinlay was booked seven minutes before the interval for hand ball . |
| 19 | as if to khow the gear was in repair — |
| 20 | Meh'Lindi commenced some isometric combat exercises as if to repel the oppression of being in the warp , which at times could generate a spiritual migraine , an ache of the soul . |
| 21 | as if to celebrate the opening of the new Block , the following year saw the record total of 23 State and Local University Entrance Awards , together with three Open Awards and four other places at Oxbridge : this from a Sixth Form of only 80 was no mean achievement . |
| 22 | as if to celebrate the move into their brand-new all-seater stadium , St Johnstone have advanced to the leadership of the division . |
| 23 | Jaguar and Nissan , as if to celebrate the swansong of their turbocars , threw caution to the winds , and took the fight to Mercedes-Benz with devil-may-care enthusiasm . |
| 24 | ( 3 ) Where the interest … is not pecuniary , and is neither substantial nor calculated to cause bias in the mind of the judge , it will be disregarded , especially if to disqualify the judge would be productive of grave public inconvenience : Wildridge v. Anderson ( 1897 ) 25 R. ( J. ) 27 , Lord Moncreiff at p.34 . |
| 25 | Given the gun , it lifted all of six inches as if to sniff the wind , the massively muscled V8 growling expensively . |
| 26 | as if to challenge the opening ceremonies , there are damning reports on Washington 's reticence to save Jews , and the military 's refusal to bomb Auschwitz because of the bombing 's ‘ doubtful efficacy ’ . |
| 27 | The two women remained motionless , gazing up at the ceiling as if to trace the source and direction of the footsteps . |
| 28 | At the side of the road , he raised an arm as if to hail a taxi , but it was the sleek black BMW they had travelled in the night before that came pulling towards them out of the traffic . |
| 29 | But even when both eyes are painted within the normal convention he makes the expression in each subtly different , as if to express the duality in his subject . |
| 30 | Her hand made as if to tear the wad of paper , then halted . |