Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] though it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Beth remembered it all as though it was only yesterday ; it was etched on her mind and in her heart for all time . |
| 2 | The millionaire raised a hand to his left eye and massaged the lid gently as though it were sore . |
| 3 | When we talk about it ( now all too common in public ) , we do so as though it had set fast , even for a moment , in some way . |
| 4 | He tossed the expensive silk away as though it were a rag , revealing the bold , hard contours of his chest . |
| 5 | A tap is turned , a pressure of 120 pounds per square inch applied to the piston , and up goes the end of the coach as easily as though it were a doll 's house . |
| 6 | Oh , she talks about it so much , just as though it were yesterday . |
| 7 | ‘ Find another dressmaker , ’ he said calmly as though it were the most natural thing in the world to have a wedding dress that did n't fit on the eve of the great day . |
| 8 | The Corrado feels subjectively as though it is screwed together just a little more tightly but neither car suffers from rattles or shakes . |
| 9 | ‘ We can never dismiss yesterday as though it never happened , because we carry it with us from moment to moment until the end of our days . ’ |
| 10 | She studied it carefully as though it were some unfamiliar object she was seeing for the first time . |
| 11 | And the finding of the suit a few years ago was the start of the hunt that they now have every year , ’ she explained matter-of-factly as though it were the most usual thing in the world . |
| 12 | She gaped at the glass , leaning well away from it now as though it might be a dangerous thing . |
| 13 | Lothian Region Transport is a bus company which , although owned by the Council , acts independently as though it were a privately owned firm , it has no powers or funding to subsidise bus services . |
| 14 | He held it up triumphantly as though it were a trophy then knelt beside the nearest keg and traced his finger around the seal of the small bung . |
| 15 | Almost as though it had all happened in another life . |
| 16 | ‘ There 's no sugar left , ’ he said almost as though it were a major tragedy . |
| 17 | It 's almost as though it was translated from Esperanto by an artificial intelligence program suffering from dyslexia . |
| 18 | It feels almost as though it might stay this way for ever . ’ |
| 19 | That wretched thumb was in her mouth again ; it left her mouth and she watched the hand it belonged to inch its slow way across the counterpane towards his , almost as though it had nothing to do with her . |
| 20 | Almost as though it were meant … |
| 21 | Her body persisted in leaning into his warmth , seeking his strength — almost as though it knew something she did not . |
| 22 | ‘ It looks almost as though it might be a fire . ’ |
| 23 | Careful attention to engine mounting and sound insulation means that the large engine sounds almost as though it belongs to the car in front — a remote burbling noise that seems to have travelled a long way before it reaches the driver 's ear . |
| 24 | ‘ Friar Tuck told me of you , ’ he said ; and then as though it might be a password to their confidence he added : ‘ He told me that you hunt the unicorn . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ His name is Craig Grenfell , ’ Hari said , folding the damp towel neatly as though it was the most important thing in the world . |
| 26 | Theodora replaced the mouthpiece and the telephone shrilled again as though it had been waiting for her to release its ring . |
| 27 | Well , that does n't sound again as though it should be in the D P . |