Example sentences of "[be] [adv] as if [pron] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But all I can say is we people who see us I mean it 's not as if everybody has to have favours with their wedding , it 's still a fairly new thing . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's not as if she 's ever been any different , ’ she said . |
| 3 | It 's not , it 's not as if he 's got a |
| 4 | And there 's no need to colour up like that , it is n't as if it matters . " |
| 5 | The father , on the other hand , was unsure of the power of Jesus , and it is almost as if he says , ‘ I know you would if you could , but you probably ca n't . ’ |
| 6 | It is almost as if he feels he need only ask the lady in question to join him and she will have no hesitations about accepting his offer . |
| 7 | It is almost as if he has acquired something of John 's own tempestuous wrath , John 's own dire , apocalyptic menace , John 's own threatening ultimata . |
| 8 | It is almost as if someone has allowed subsidiarity in through the back door of the Town Hall , but not announced its arrival to anyone . |
| 9 | It 's almost as if he paces in the corner of the office waiting to get his hands on me — and he gets jealous when I 'm writing about someone else . ’ |
| 10 | It 's almost as if he knows where he 's going , Bernice thought . |
| 11 | It 's almost as if he has no point of comparison . |