Example sentences of "was almost as if [pron] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was almost as if they had been hired to give the tourist a suitable first impression of the Eternal City . |
| 2 | It was almost as if it had been surgically removed along with his appendix when he was a kid . |
| 3 | It was almost as if he had chosen this quiet tunnel in a relatively quiet station so that he could sing to himself undisturbed , carry on singing without having to admit to himself that this was a hopeless task , that he was n't going to get anything . |
| 4 | It was almost as if he had found his raison d'être because beforehand he had shown little motivation to find conventional employment . |
| 5 | It was almost as if he had said — ‘ This man is a bit groggy ; let's dispose of him ! ’ that is how it appeared tome at the time , too . |
| 6 | It was almost as if he had something to hide . |
| 7 | It was almost as if he had spent three weeks thinking over what he had been doing and worked it all out . |
| 8 | She could not refuse him , accordingly , and did not ; but more and more it was almost as if she had given in to Mr Poole 's demands ; one man was much like another . |
| 9 | It was almost as if she had forgotten how to . |
| 10 | When he spoke , it was almost as if she had put the words in his mouth . |
| 11 | It was almost as if I had received a blow to the heart . |