Example sentences of "things as [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People in Wimbledon , these days , always talked about things as if they were people , and people as if they were things . |
| 2 | For me one of the greatest gifts is the ability to look at things as if you are seeing them for the first time . |
| 3 | Asked to see things as if they were inoperative when they are not inoperative , one no more knows what to do than one does if asked to see things as if the phenomena of colour contrast were absent when they are present . |
| 4 | Asked to see things as if they were inoperative when they are not inoperative , one no more knows what to do than one does if asked to see things as if the phenomena of colour contrast were absent when they are present . |
| 5 | It is all very well expounding the theory that an artist should cultivate an innocent eye , seeing things as if for the first time . |
| 6 | Sometimes he said good things as if by chance . |