Example sentences of "[adv prt] as if [pron] [verb] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | Half the time we carry on as if we did n't have a body : and we only think about our bodies if they trouble us — if we 're hungry or in pain . |
| 2 | But he carried on as if she had n't spoken . |
| 3 | ‘ Take this as a promise of my intention , ’ he went on as if she had n't spoken , and before she had time to realise what he intended to do , his mouth was on hers , harsh and demanding . |
| 4 | He got up as if he had n't slept a wink . |
| 5 | She put out a hand and touched him on the sleeve , but he moved back as if he had n't noticed , and she said on a rising note , ‘ Why are you looking like that ? ’ |
| 6 | I suppose I was the only one dawdling to look at her instead of going by as if she did n't exist . |