Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [vb past] as [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could hardly breathe by the time I got there ; my chest felt as if it was bursting and my throat was clenched tight and my legs were quivering again . |
| 2 | Despite the scenery , however , my shin felt as if it was in a red-hot clamp , with someone turning the screw . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm just hysterical with exhaustion , ’ I said , smiling up at Flora until my face felt as if it would crack . |
| 4 | Retreating to her bedroom , flinging things into her suitcase , she was furious to find that tears were pricking the backs of her eyes , and her heart felt as if it might be slowly breaking into a million pieces … |
| 5 | Her heart felt as if it must burst . |
| 6 | But all at once her heart felt as if it was crushed in ice . |
| 7 | Her heart felt as if it was broken . |
| 8 | The supple gold of her swimsuit felt as if it were melting under the heat generating between them . |
| 9 | Pulsatilla LM1 produced a response within 3 days when her mouth felt as if it was coated with glue and then she suddenly found she could smell again ! |
| 10 | Her collarbone felt as if it were about to burst through her skin but her head had cleared and she felt strong . |
| 11 | Her body felt as if it were being wrapped in very , very tight bandages . |
| 12 | Her head felt as if it had been hit with a bag of cement , or replaced with one . |
| 13 | She ran a shaking hand through her soft curls and forced a smile , even though her face felt as if it would crack with the effort . |
| 14 | His chest felt as if it was going to burst and he felt sick and dizzy as he settled down to a steady plod . |
| 15 | His smile vanished as if it had been peeled of . |
| 16 | He tried to scream the name but his throat felt as if it had been cauterized with a hot iron . |