Example sentences of "[is] as if [pron] be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you hear his voice , it 's as if something 's creeping up your cheek . ’ |
| 2 | It 's as if they 're expecting you to fail academically ; and , if the teacher expects you to fail , then you begin to believe it yourself and you do . |
| 3 | It 's as if they 're bowling on a totally different pitch . ’ |
| 4 | It 's as if they 're saying : ‘ There 's a ten foot wall — jump over it . ’ |
| 5 | Better , yes , better than erm , some , in the old days when you used to take those photo 's they used to be awful did n't they , erm , everybody sort of look 's as if they were staring and sort of all |
| 6 | It 's as if we 're taking responsibility for men 's problem , but if I want to be safe , I feel I have to . |
| 7 | It 's as if we 're rehearsing it : what 's my next line ? |
| 8 | It 's as if we are gabbling the end of a play we are in . |
| 9 | It 's as if we are taking part not in real life but in a piece of reportage on the British constitutional system ’ ( 22 October 1964 ) . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's as if everyone is waiting for something , is n't it ? ’ |
| 11 | It 's as if she is conducting an experiment , with herself as one of the ingredients . |
| 12 | And if , it 's as if she were writing a diary , I decided . |
| 13 | It 's a romantic notion I know — but to me , with his system idling yet the brain activity so intense , I think it 's as if he 's trying to come to a decision . ’ |
| 14 | When Odilo has Herta on the bed , splayed and buckled , with her ankles on either side of the headboard , it 's as if he 's trying to kill something rather than create it . |
| 15 | It 's as if he 's possessed by some Looney Tune demon . |
| 16 | It 's as if he were giving a performance of some character he 's dreamed up , and his pale eyes wander in search of effect even in his apparently wildest moments . ‘ |
| 17 | It 's as if he was spirited away . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't understand ; it 's as if you 're talking about someone else , some stranger . |
| 19 | It 's as if you were leaning forward and you overbalanced . |
| 20 | It 's as if I was talking to somebody . |
| 21 | It 's as if I 'm repaying him for looking after me at school . |
| 22 | It is as if one is seeking to give an answer to the question : What advantage does morality bring ? |
| 23 | With each attack , it is as if they are meeting the distasteful animal tor the first time . |
| 24 | It is as if they are saying , ‘ We believe in Jesus because he proved who he was by working miracles . ’ |
| 25 | Men , I know , talk of such things with eagerness , with a little contempt ; it is as if they were describing the last meal they had , course by course . |
| 26 | It is as if we are attempting to equate the qualities of great wall clock with those of a miniature watch … [ the insect 's optic lobe ] is a marvel of detail , delicacy and precision . |
| 27 | And in fact it is as if we 're having , it is if George is actually having two conversations at the same time . |
| 28 | It is as if we were to carry our own sonic searchlight with us . |
| 29 | It is as if we were to pay family allowances to every third family on a different scale in each place . |
| 30 | For the user it is as if everyone were signed on to the same LAN . |