Example sentences of "as [subord] it [be] [pron] fault " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1982 , he sacked on the spot several high-ranking officials for failing to maintain an adequate food supply to the main market in Bucharest — as if it was their fault that there was nothing to show the General-Secretary when he put in a surprise inspection visit . |
| 2 | Why was he making it seem as if it was her fault , her choice ? |
| 3 | I spoke to him afterwards and apologized for the crowd , as if it was my fault ! |
| 4 | I nodded helplessly , as if it was my fault . |
| 5 | It did n't read like some pick-up place where everyone went off together for topless holidays ; nor did it make it seem as if it was your fault for not having a social life . |
| 6 | I thought it was n't fair that I should begin to show when I was barely into my fourth month , and I got angry with my clothes , as if it were their fault that I pulled them out of shape . |
| 7 | ‘ The trouble is she feels as if it were her fault . |
| 8 | He glared at her , as if it were her fault she could n't remember . |