Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv prt] as if [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had taken over her affairs again , picked them up as if he had never been away , and she could do nothing about it unless she began to create a great fuss . |
| 2 | She made a gesture with a graceful hand that shut me up as if it had turned a tap . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll take you upstairs to your room , ’ he said , raising me up as if I weighed nothing . |
| 4 | Jenna began awkwardly , and he suddenly gave a shout of laughter , vaulting the fence and then reaching to lift her over as if she weighed nothing at all . |
| 5 | FitzAlan turned on her , flinging her off as if she carried the plague . |
| 6 | ‘ Grant took it on as if he did it every week and showed a wise old head on young shoulders . |