Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] i be [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt as if I was under a terrible spell , and I trembled , afraid that I might not be able to escape . |
| 2 | I am always drawn back to it as if I was under a compulsion " They are telling the truth . |
| 3 | I felt as if I was at a milestone now , on the threshold of something . |
| 4 | But Samantha Sherratt of the Howard League for Penal Reform said : ‘ I would n't want people paying money to come and look at me as if I was in a zoo or a fishbowl . |
| 5 | But a spokeswoman for the Howard League for Penal Reform fumed : ‘ If I was in jail I would n't want people paying money to come and look at me as if I was in a zoo . ’ |
| 6 | I feel as if I 'm in a time war , I really do . |
| 7 | Feeling as if I were under an enchantment , I walked the narrow way , between vivid white handrails that shone in the half-light . |
| 8 | It was about then I felt as if I were on a small boat on stormy seas . |
| 9 | Towards noon , the mirage drew nearer , to about half a mile , as if I were on an island trapped by the in-coming tide . |
| 10 | Galway was the strangest town I had ever visited , and I felt as if I were in a dream . |
| 11 | The flat in West Kensington was really only three large , formerly elegant rooms , with ceilings so high that I often gaped at the room 's proportions , as if I were in a derelict cathedral . |
| 12 | The house was right down at the bottom of the street , and I moved like a ghost from lamp to lamp , tiptoeing for some reason , as if I were in a jungle in dread of attracting the attention of wild animals prowling near me . |