Sentence examples for as if the foundations from inspiring English sources

He said "it seemed as if the foundations of all we held dear in life had been torn apart irreparably", but it made him "understand the agonies borne by so many others in these islands".

The Royal Opera orchestra was on coruscating form: lyrical in moments of unexpected compassion, raw when the scrapings and grumblings sound as if the very foundations of this sickly dynasty are collapsing, urged on by the whispers and scurries of moths, rats or scorpions.

I had no idea if the foundations would even hold.

But my club follows the same methodology as my personal philosophy — if the foundation is right, everything else will fall into place.

Self-dealing is kosher if the transaction takes place at a fair price, if the foundation can prove as much and if the deal is flagged on its tax return.

After these, Stravinsky's score arrives as if digging up the foundations.

Another tiny skeleton, no bigger than a celebrity's handbag dog, was one of a handful ever found in Europe from such an early date: the evidence suggests it lived for up to three years, and was then laid curled as if asleep into the foundations of a house.

If the foundation goes bankrupt as expected, the Galápagos would lose its most knowledgeable research team that, during a half-century of existence, amassed an enormous database of animal specimens in one of the world's most biodiverse archipelagos.

If the foundation doesn't perfectly match your skin tone, apply some foundation on your neck as well.

This is only if the foundation didn't cover everything.

The first frame was completely square and straight, but the two upstage of it tilted further and further to the side, as if their foundations were collapsing.