Example sentences of "the [noun] as if they had " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lou spat out the words as if they had turned rancid in her mouth . |
| 2 | It might not have been a very long missive , but it brought Aubrey into the room as if they had not been apart for two whole years . |
| 3 | The transactions just referred to of the executors , his assignees , in relation to the lease bind him , in my judgment , in a question with the plaintiff as if they had been carried out by himself . |
| 4 | It might be thought reasonable to treat all cases of NSU so diagnosed when they initially present to the clinic as if they had a sexually transmitted disease and prescribe appropriate antibiotics , and , indeed , this is common practice in most clinics . |
| 5 | Diamonds and rare jewels were strewn across the floor as if they had been there for millennia . |
| 6 | Ipswich re-emerged five minutes after the end as if they had made certain of promotion . |