Example sentences of "as if [pers pn] [vb past] be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the predators mentioned in the previous section function equally well as scavengers ( Hewson , 1981 ) , and the modifications they produce are the same as if they had been the primary predators . |
| 2 | Upon his return to Saragossa , El Cid was treated as a hero in exactly the same way as if he had been a Moslem . |
| 3 | The Collector popped it into his mouth , let himself savour the sensation of it wriggling on his tongue for a moment , then crunched it with as much pleasure as if it had been a chocolate truffle . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The battery in your readers equipment could be a NiCad and it would be ruined if he had left it on , just as surely as if it had been a lead acid battery . |
| 6 | Miss Lambe helped him to unpack his books , holding each one with as much reverence as if it had been the Sacrament . |
| 7 | I remember that when Philip and I first made our way through London to a shop which was depicted in an advertisement , in spite of the crowds on either hand all along our route , in spite of the full directions of our elders , we were as much elated by our achievement as if it had been an arduous discovery made after a journey in a desert . |