Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] as [subord] she [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her presence in the workhouse in itself seems an odd occurrence ; it was hardly as if she had no-one to turn to — any one of her brothers must have been in a position to help when help was needed . |
| 2 | She could not refuse him , accordingly , and did not ; but more and more it was almost as if she had given in to Mr Poole 's demands ; one man was much like another . |
| 3 | It was almost as if she had forgotten how to . |
| 4 | When he spoke , it was almost as if she had put the words in his mouth . |
| 5 | It was almost as if she wanted the intellectual stimulation , the fascination of the difficult . |
| 6 | It was again as if she had been struck , her hands barely moving along the surface of the dresser she had been wiping clean of dust , her head going low , and when she finished she went to put the damp cloth carefully beside the sink , moving a simmering saucepan from the hotplate . |