Example sentences of "[noun sg] as [adv] [conj] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Complying with her appeal , Dada abandoned his kedgeree and , sucking his moustache inwards always with him a sign of annoyance he picked up the viburnum , still with its precious burden , opened the bottom sash of a long window , and flung out the double butterfly as viciously as if it had been a slug in the salad . |
| 3 | At the editorial conference Rain brushed aside Holly 's error of judgement as blithely as if it had been her own . |
| 4 | He was resting his huge hand on June 's angled knee as casually as if it were the arm of a chair . |
| 5 | When they reached her floor eventually , she bade him a perfunctory farewell and stepped out of the lift with a feeling of release , hurrying towards her apartment , heart and hormones defeating any intention of greeting Luke 's arrival as coolly as if it did n't matter to her one way or the other . |
| 6 | They believe me , Connelly thought as he tried to suck in breath , tasting the rancid atmosphere as thickly as if it were smoke . |