Example sentences of "if [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An anorexic may tell her friends or parents , ‘ I 'd like to be slim ’ , and , if pressed for a reason , may reply along the lines of , ‘ So that I can wear nice clothes , date good-looking boys , and generally have a good time . ’ |
| 2 | If not in priority need , particularly if considered for the purposes of the Act to have become ‘ intentionally homeless ’ , persons may receive only advice and ‘ appropriate assistance ’ , leaving much to an authority 's discretion . |
| 3 | Clive searched his pockets , as if looking for a train ticket . |
| 4 | Its engine is missing badly and it 's circling round as if looking for a landing-place . |
| 5 | as if looking for a quarrel he went on to exaggerate the uncompromising nature of his position . |
| 6 | Mounce held the note up to the light , as if looking for a watermark . |
| 7 | The blackjack tail as if looking for a target , |
| 8 | Fortunately , Nevil was n't looking in his mirror , he had his head out of the driver 's window as if looking for a street name . |
| 9 | She examined her hands , white with chalk , as if looking for the source of some small pain , then gave up on that and began to dust herself down . |
| 10 | Are all operators reversible ? if searching for a goal : no if searching for a path : yes |
| 11 | Are all operators reversible ? if searching for a goal : no if searching for a path : yes |
| 12 | He looked at me and chewed his bottom lip as if searching for a remnant of breakfast . |
| 13 | He started to pat his pockets , as if searching for an ID . |
| 14 | He tilts his head and gazes into my face as if searching for the answer . |
| 15 | He paused , as if searching for the right words . |
| 16 | ‘ Guy is not a yuppie , ’ Charles remonstrated , in the voice he reserved for humouring his little sister when she was being most irritating , ‘ He just happens to be a very successful … ’ her brother hesitated a fraction as if searching for the most appropriate description ‘ … entrepreneur . ’ |
| 17 | The Scottish star had only agreed to run if selected for the 1,500m but a communication breakdown meant she was chosen for 3,000m instead . |
| 18 | Any spreadsheet files sent in DIF format to InteCalc will be converted to its own internal format or if destined for an external program they will be sent as text . |
| 19 | If approved for a baby , go on to waiting list to be ‘ matched ’ — may wait up to 3 years or more for placement |
| 20 | This will not , however , preclude the granting of an injunction , or an associated disclosure order , if needed for the purpose of freezing assets ; it is immaterial that the information gained may also have value in the substantive dispute between the parties . |
| 21 | Power the lower leg into the target , aiming for a light smack if attacking the head , or a more solid thump if going for the ribs . |
| 22 | They will only get help if they can not easily realise savings of the person who died to pay for the bill , or if paying for the bill brought their own family savings below £500 . |
| 23 | Corticosteroids , if used for a prolonged period , can cause a type of dependency . |
| 24 | Gerald Seymour-Strachey put himself in a self-conscious pose of memory , as if rehearsing for a television down-memory-lane programme . |
| 25 | as if waiting for a command to bring them to life , Trent thought . |
| 26 | A tall , thin man stood staring at a stone wall , as if waiting for an answer to a question he had put to it . |
| 27 | You do not warm to this lady , who delivers her lines to camera as if waiting for the canned laughter . |
| 28 | The four surviving landscapes Modigliani painted are dry , limpid scenes with an air of desolation ; trees dominate , cypress trees or leafless trees , standing like sentinels in front of the houses and buildings , as if waiting for the people to emerge . |
| 29 | ‘ Stella , ’ he called again , as if asking for the only person he needed . |
| 30 | Each phrase followed on from the next as if stored for an age and waiting to be spoken in just this way . |